Waxaa laga yaabaa in uu ku dhinto laba toddobaad ka dib geeridiisa. Francis Hughes ayaa dhintay 12kii May, taas oo keentay rabshado ka dhacay gobollada qaranka ee Northern Ireland, gaar ahaan Belfast. Humphrey Atkins wuxuu soo saaray bayaan uu ku sheegay in Sands uu isdilay "sida ay tilmaameen kuwa dareemay inay faa'iido u leedahay sababtooda inuu dhinto". In ka badan 100,000 oo qof ayaa saftay wadada aaska, kaas oo lagu qabtay sharaf ciidan oo buuxa IRA. Margaret Thatcher ma muujin wax naxariis ah geeridiisa, iyadoo u sheegtay Golaha Shacabka in "Mr. Sands uu ahaa dambiile la xukumay. Wuxuu doortay inuu naftiisa qaato. Waxay ahayd xulasho in ururkiisu uusan u oggolaan in dad badan oo dhibanayaashiisa ah ay dhintaan". Laba toddobaad ka dib geeridii Sands, saddex kale oo gaajoonaya ayaa dhintay. Francis Hughes ayaa dhintay 12kii May, taas oo keentay rabshado ka dhacay gobollada qaranka ee Northern Ireland, gaar ahaan Belfast.
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