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Title:United Kingdom: Policewoman Killed, Others Injured By Gunfire From Libyan People's Bureau After Anti-Gaddafi Demonstration
Date:22nd April 1984
Summary:Eleven people were injured in a hail of bullets fired from the Libyan People's Bureau in London, during a demonstration opposing Libyan leader Colonel Gaddafi. Policewoman Yvonne Fletcher died in hospital four hours after the shooting. Armed police surrounded the People's Bureau in a siege that lasted several days.
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Location:UK ENGLAND LONDON
Reuters ID:LDL0011DNR2IB
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