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5th October 1968, a civil rights march in Derry was stopped by the RUC at its starting point in the Waterside and marchers were attacked with batons. The march is often cited as the start of the "Troubles".

https://www.leftarchive.ie/calendar/on-this-day/10/05/#event-5536

On This Day, 5th October

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A black-and-white image of a Derry street with several RUC men with riot shields and various debris. (Taken from a 1988 issue of Socialist Worker.)
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