“Bloody Sunday” is an event in the Irish War of Independence. It occurred on November 21, 1920. It consisted of three separate incidents. In the morning, Irish Republican Army gunmen were sent by Michael Collins to assassinate members of the Cairo Gang. The gang consisted of British undercover agents (mostly British soldiers) in Dublin. Several residences were raided and 15 were killed or wounded. The British authorities panicked and planned payback. The decision was made to send a force to a soccer match at Croke Park and frisk the crowd. Unfortunately, when the force of Black and Tans, Auxiliaries, and British soldiers arrived at the stadium, the ill-disciplined police opened fire without any warning. The fusillade caused the crowd to stampede for the exits. It was 90 seconds of mayhem. 14 civilians were killed. One was a soccer player. Another was a bride-to-be. Three boys were killed. The claim that someone in the crowd opened fire first was quickly proven false. The third incident was that night when two IRA officers were tortured and killed in British custody. “Bloody Sunday” became a rallying cry for the IRA and made British occupation of Northern Ireland even more unpopular.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bloody_Sunday_(1920)\
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