13 August, NICRA called for protests across Northern Ireland in support of the Bogside to draw police away from the fighting there. That night it issued a statement: A war of genocide is about to flare across the North. The CRA demands that all Irishmen recognise their common interdependence and calls upon the Government and people of the Twenty-six Counties to act now to prevent a great national disaster. We urgently request that the Government take immediate action to have a United Nations peace-keeping force sent to Derry. Nationalists held protests at RUC stations in Belfast, Newry, Armagh, Dungannon, Coalisland and Dungiven. Some of these became violent. The worst violence was in Belfast, where nationalists clashed with both the police and with loyalists, who attacked Catholic districts. Scores of homes and businesses were burnt out, most of them owned by Catholics, and thousands of mostly Catholic families were driven from their homes. Some viewed this as an attempted pogrom against the Catholic minority. Seven people in Belfast were killed and hundreds wounded, five of them Catholic civilians shot by police. Another Catholic civilian was shot dead by B-Specials in Armagh. Both republican and loyalist paramilitaries were involved in the clashes. Documentary The documentary Battle of the Bogside, produced and directed by Vinny Cunningham and written by John Peto, won "Best Documentary" at the Irish Film and Television Awards in October 2004. See also Timeline of the Troubles Exercise Armageddon References External links Boy with Petrol Bomb and Gas Mask (mural) Google street view Images from the booklet "Battle of Bogside" published in (1969). Wilson considered direct rule option as violence raged in North The Irish Times. 3 January 2000 CAIN project chronology of events. Battle of the Bogside Documentary (2004) Extracts from "War and an Irish Town" by Eamonn McCann 1969 crimes in the United Kingdom 1969 in Northern Ireland 1969 riots 20th century in Derry (city) August 1969 events in the United Kingdom Battles and conflicts without fatalities Battles in 1969 Crime in County Londonderry Military actions and engagements during the Troubles (Northern Ireland) Police misconduct in Northern Ireland Riots and civil disorder in Northern Ireland Royal Ulster Constabulary The Troubles in Derry (city) Urban warfare