THOUSANDS of people have marched from the Creggan to the Bogside in the annual Bloody Sunday commemoration march in Derry this afternoon.
Thirteen unarmed civilians were murdered by British Paratroopers on Bloody Sunday during a Civil Rights demonstration.
Fourteen others were wounded, including one man who later died of his injuries.
A murder investigation was launched by PSNI following the result of the Saville Inquiry, after the inquiry passed evidence papers to the Public Prosecution Service (PPS)
The PPS then informed the police there were grounds for prosecution and a full inquiry should follow.
The inquiry into Bloody Sunday unequivocally blamed the British Army for the catastrophic events of January 30 1972.
Earlier this week, it emerged one of those soldiers has passed away.
An evidence file on soldier N, a lieutenant in the Parachute Regiment at the time of the shootings, had been under consideration by prosecutors in Northern Ireland, with a decision on whether to pursue a criminal case due next month.
Relatives carry 14 white crosses for the victims murdered as a result of shots fired by British Paratroopers on Bloody Sunday 1972. Pic by UTV
The sister of one victim, Kate Nash, said she was “disappointed”.
“Obviously we are very disappointed because we want to see these soldiers in court,” she said.
Her brother Willam Nash was 19 when he was shot dead at a rubble barricade on Rossville Street.
Ms Nash warned against any unnecessary delays in pursuing the rest of the cases.
She added, “Let’s get things started and get things going, we have waited 47 years so it would be good to finally put this to rest.”
During The rally people sang ‘We Shall Overcome’.
Fr Edward Daly waves a white handkerchief as an injured man is carried away on Bloody Sunday
