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A siege at a flat in Northolt, London
26 déc. 1985 · 51.54° N, 0.39° W
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- 26 déc. 1985
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- Événement
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- 51.54° N, 0.39° W
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Résumé
A siege at a flat in Northolt, London, comes to an end after 29 hours when armed police storm the property and arrest 29-year-old Errol Walker, who had stabbed a woman to death and was holding her daughter hostage. The dramatic conclusion is captured by television cameras.
Northolt siege
1985 hostage-taking in London
The Northolt siege took place in Northolt, West London, England, on 25 and 26 December 1985. It resulted in the shooting of the hostage-taker, Errol Walker. It was the first shooting by an officer from the Metropolitan Police's specialist Firearms Wing. After a domestic dispute, Walker forced entry into his sister-in-law's flat.
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