Hour by hour, a new Kurd attack
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Kurds have demonstrated outside Greek embassy and consulate buildings across Europe. In some cases, other buildings have also been targeted. This follows the capture of Kurdish guerrilla leader Abdullah Ocalan. The demonstrators took some hostages, including a member of staff at the Greek embassy in Bonn, Germany. There have also been several cases of demonstrators setting themselves on fire. These include a 15-year-old girl who set herself on fire outside the Greek embassy in London, England, while shouting slogans of Kurdish freedom.
Publication Name: The Independent
Subject: Retail industry
ISSN: 0951-9467
Year: 1999
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Biggs: I'm returning home to face the law (and to order a curry and a pint of bitter)
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Great Train Robber Ronnie Biggs has indicated that he intends to return to the UK from Brazil, where he has been living in exile to avoid prosecution for the 1963 crime. He is now in poor health and has used up his savings.
Publication Name: The Independent
Subject: Retail industry
ISSN: 0951-9467
Year: 2001
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Wordless and broke, the villain makes his comeback
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The return of Great Train Robber Ronnie Biggs to the UK from exile in Brazil is discussed. He was formally arrested and appeared before a magistrates' court.
Publication Name: The Independent
Subject: Retail industry
ISSN: 0951-9467
Year: 2001
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