CRIME: Siege of Sidney Street

Record ID: 259560

  • Title: CRIME: Siege of Sidney Street
  • Date: 3rd January 1911
  • Summary: SLATE INFORMATION: Anarchist Battle: 700 Police and Military endeavouring to capture the police murderers ENGLAND: London: EXT Police holding back surging crowds Two women walk across streets Puffs of smoke from gun shots issuing from house in Sidney Street Policemen trying to control crowd Policemen & a single soldier watching from corner of street Police pushing back
  • Embargoed: 18th January 1911 12:00
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  • Location: LONDON
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  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Topics: Crime / Law Enforcement,Domestic Politics
  • Reuters ID: LVA2NKUGG754DCI2VH9ZPU0YDE1J
  • Story Text: Policemen and soldiers lay siege to a house in Sidney Street in the East End of London where a group of armed
    Latvian anarchists had taken refuge after killing three policemen while attempting to rob a jeweller's shop in Houndsditch.
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