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Picket line arrests at News International

Title
Picket line arrests at News International
Genre
Interview
TX Date
16 Mar 1986
Year of production
1986
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Duration
00:02:45
Description
Unidentified male speaker (poss. a police officer) on violence on the part of demonstrators at the News International plant in Wapping in the printers dispute. He describes some of the weapons employed by demonstrators, and denies that police overacted. 28 people were arrested last night, mostly for obstruction. Female interviewer not identified.
Contributors
None Identified
Keywords
London; Strikes; Labour disputes; Police; Violence; Demonstrations; Policing practice; Weapons; Wapping; Arrests; News International; Printers

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