How British Army Took Back Northern Ireland

Next Tuesday marks the 40th anniversary of Operation Motorman, when the British Army invaded the ‘no-go' areas of the Bogside and Creggan, shooting dead two Derry teenagers, Daniel Hegarty and IRA volunteer Seamus Bradley. A number of commemoration events will be held on Tuesday to mark the anniversary.

 

The British launched the massive military operation to regain control of the Free Derry area, which was surrounded by barricades and patrolled by the IRA.

 

Two Derry teenagers, both of whom were unarmed, were shot dead by British soldiers during the operation.

 

Fifteen years-old Daniel Hegarty was walking along Creggan Heights with two of his cousins when he was shot and killed. His cousin, Christopher Hegarty, was also wounded in the shooting.

 

Nineteen years-old Seamus Bradley was shot dead close to the Bishop's Field in Creggan as he was watching the British Army operation. He was an IRA volunteer but he was not armed when he was killed.

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