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Omaha Steve

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Thu Jun 18, 2015, 01:44 PM Jun 2015

Police attack 100's injure dozens at protest 95 arrests South Yorkshire, England


http://nhlabornews.com/2015/06/june-18-1984/




During picketing of the Orgreave Coking Plant in South Yorkshire, England, police attack striking miners, arresting nearly one hundred people and injuring dozens. Ninety-five miners were arrested and charged with riot, an offense that carried a potential life sentence. The subsequent trials collapsed due to lack of evidence.

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