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Conservative Party Apologizes For Bloody Sunday Footage

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The Conservative Party apologized for including footage from the 1972 Bloody Sunday military operation in a social media video supporting army veterans.

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BBC Radio 4

“The Conservatives have apologised for including footage from Bloody Sunday in a social media video in support of army veterans. The material showed some of the military operation in Londonderry in January 1972.”

BBC Radio 4

“The Conservatives have apologised for including footage from Bloody Sunday in a social media video in support of army veterans. The material showed some of the military operation in London Dairy in January 1972.”

BBC Radio 4

“The Conservatives have apologised for including footage from Bloody Sunday in a social media video in support of army veterans. The video, which was presented by the party's leader, Kemi Badenok, has been deleted.”

BBC Radio 4

“The Conservatives have apologised for including footage from Bloody Sunday in a social media video in support of army veterans.”

BBC Radio 4

“The Conservative Party apologised for the use of video focused on bloody Sunday, 54 years ago. Tony Doherty said it was grossly insensitive and extremely stupid.”

BBC Radio 4

“In 2010, the then Prime Minister David Cameron apologised for the killings after a public inquiry found all 13 people the army had shot dead were posing no threat.”

BBC Radio 4

“Tony Doherty, whose father Patrick died, said he was astounded by the use of the pictures. I had it locked twice because I couldn't believe the first time what I was looking at, it was grossly insensitive and extremely stupid.”

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