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Now, those were the days!
Posted by David Hardy · 2 May 2009 01:10 PM
May 2, 1946: prisoners at Alcatraz Prison riot, where a group aiming to escape gets out of their cells and into and armory for guns and ammo. They herded captured guards into a cell and then one of the prisoners shot into the cell, killing two and injuring others.
Authorities sent for the Marines who, with their traditional subtlety, attacked with 60 mm mortar, bazookas, machine guns and frag grenades.
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Anybody got a link to this jewel?
:)
Posted by: Tarn Helm at May 3, 2009 01:30 PM
Now that is what is known as pacification.
Posted by: straightarrow at May 3, 2009 02:06 PM