Bloody Sunday film to close to anniversary

A British MP warned today that passions may be inflamed by the showing of the film Bloody Sunday near the 30th anniversary of the tragedy in Derry.

Mon, 14 Jan, 2002 - 14:03

A British MP warned today that passions may be inflamed by the showing of the film Bloody Sunday near the 30th anniversary of the tragedy in Derry.

Aldershot MP Gerald Howarth also described the provision of National Lottery money towards making this ‘‘highly partisan’’ film as little short of a national disgrace.

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