Bloody Friday (July 1972) and Operation Motorman (Leaving Cert History): Flashcards
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Date of Bloody Friday
Date of Bloody Friday
21 July 1972
Number of bombs set off on Bloody Friday
Number of bombs set off on Bloody Friday
22 bombs
Timeframe of Bloody Friday bombings
Timeframe of Bloody Friday bombings
About 80 minutes
Total killed on Bloody Friday
Total killed on Bloody Friday
9 people (2 soldiers, 7 civilians)
Number injured on Bloody Friday
Number injured on Bloody Friday
Approximately 130
Date of Bloody Sunday
Date of Bloody Sunday
January 1972
Casualties on Bloody Sunday
Casualties on Bloody Sunday
14 unarmed civil rights protesters killed
Date of Operation Motorman
Date of Operation Motorman
31 July 1972
Time between Bloody Friday & Operation Motorman
Time between Bloody Friday & Operation Motorman
10 days
British troops deployed in Operation Motorman
British troops deployed in Operation Motorman
Around 22,000
Civilians killed in Operation Motorman
Civilians killed in Operation Motorman
2 civilians
Main purpose of Operation Motorman
Main purpose of Operation Motorman
Reassert control over no-go areas