Fascists attack Bloody Sunday march
A gang of neo-Nazis attempted to break up a march in London to
commemorate Bloody Sunday on Saturday 30 January. Thirty members of
the fascist National Front rushed at the march 400 yards from Downing
Street, shouting ``No surrender to the IRA'' and anti-Irish abuse.
A tense stand-off ensued, but the incident helped to focus media
attention on the marchers, who carried banners calling for the
release of political prisoners and the establishment of thetruth
about Bloody Sunday.
Earlier a delegation which included Sinn Fein representative Gerry
Kelly delivered a letter to Tony Blair calling for the full facts to
be uncovered. The letter, from the Bloody Sunday Justice Campaign,
said: ``The setting up of the Saville Inquiry last year represents a
significant advance in the pursuit of truth and justice. ``It needs to
be stressed that Bloody Sunday will only be resolved if the whole
truth about the events of that day are uncovered.''
Mr Blair was also urged to show equal respect for all victims of
violence of the past thirty years of Anglo-Irish conflict.
After the march, a rally was addressed by Mr Kelly, Diane Hamill -
whose brother Robert died after RUC men allowed him to be attacked by
loyalists in Portadown last year - and by Labour MP Jeremy Corbyn.