Bloody Sunday 'Handkerchief' Hero Bishop Dies
The retired Catholic bishop Edward Daly, who went to the aid of civil rights protesters during Bloody Sunday, has died aged 82. Dr Daly waved a blood-stained white handkerchief as a symbol of ceasefire while trying to help John "Jackie" Duddy, a protester who was shot dead in Londonderry on Bloody Sunday in 1972. The image of Dr Daly waving the handkerchief became one of the most enduring image of the Troubles in Northern Ireland.
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