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132:26 July 1994
104:0°11′20.76″W
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1065:– the 1990s
523:trade union
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489:Colin Breed
451:John Austin
150:Attack type
116: /
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1376:West Bank
1352:(July 30)
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866:11 August
861:0261-3077
485:Tom Brake
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357:Convicted
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291:Aftermath
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187:Convicted
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1128:(May 24)
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712:18 March
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82:Location
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1326:1997
1280:1996
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1172:1994
1145:1993
1104:1992
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987:2015
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230:UJIA
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129:Date
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