Relatives of Bloody Sunday victims hold remembrance walk

Relatives of those killed and injured on Bloody Sunday have taken part in a Remembrance walk to mark the 50th anniversary of the atrocity. People hold pictures of the victims of 'Bloody Sunday' as they retrace the steps of the original 1972 civil rights march, in a walk of remembrance to mark the 50th anniversary The event is one of a series taking place over the weekend in Londonderry. Thirteen civil rights protesters were shot dead by British soldiers on January 30, 1972 in the city Relatives of the victims hold flowers as they participate in a Walk of Remembrance to Memorial Garden to mark the 50th Anniversary of Bloody Sunday Family members walk past a mural commemorating the victims during a Walk of Remembrance to Memorial Garden to mark the 50th Anniversary of Bloody Sunday As part of the commemorative event, the Irish premier Micheal Martin laid a wreath at the Bloody Sunday memorial. Pictured: The Bloody Sunday riot in Londonderry in 1972 Demonstrators run from tear gas during the Bloody Sunday riots, which broke out after British troops shot dead thirteen civilians during a civil rights march in Londonderry On Sunday, the crowd gathered at Creggan Shops before making their way to the Bloody Sunday Monument in Rossville Street for the annual memorial service and wreath-laying ceremony at 11am Later, the President of Ireland Michael D Higgins will deliver a recorded message to the Bloody Sunday families The president's message will be shown publicly during the commemorative event Beyond the Silence, which will take place before a limited audience in Millennium Forum Theatre His message will be broadcast on a large screen and the occasion will be livestreamed to an online audience The event will be hosted by actor Adrian Dunbar and will feature tributes to the victims, as well as music and public performances The forum will fall silent on Sunday at the precise time when 50 years earlier paratroopers opened fire on civil rights marchers in the Bogside The names of all the victims were read out by actor Adrian Dunbar at the Beyond the Silence event held at the Millennium Forum in Derry. Relatives of the protesters who were shot walk with other supporters to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Bloody Sunday killings A man walks past a wall with a slogan spray painted on it 'Bloody Sunday The Day Innocence Died' in Londonderry One woman holds a sign that reads 'It won't always be like this' during the remembrance march in Londonderry today People hold pictures of the victims of 'Bloody Sunday' as they retrace the steps of the original 1972 civil rights march, in a walk of remembrance to mark the 50th anniversary of 'Bloody Sunday' Michael McKinney, brother of William, who was among those killed on Bloody Sunday, criticised the British government for its controversial plans to ban prosecutions for Troubles killings.