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Palestinian Cartoonist shot dead in London: Naji Al-Ali

Palestinian cartoonist Naji Al-Ali was shot dead in Knightsbridge on 27 July 1987. The 49 year-old was attacked as he walked to his office in Ives Street at around 5.10pm. Witnesses said they saw two men approach the 49 year-old outside the office of the Kuwaiti newspaper al-Qabas at around 5pm. Mr al-Ali was shot once in …

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The Unsolved Murder of Daniel Morgan

The murder of private investigator Daniel Morgan remains one of London’s most notorious unsolved cases. On March 10, 1987, the 37 year-old father-of-two was hacked to death with an axe outside the Golden Lion pub in Sydenham. Why was he killed? His family, including brother Alastair, are convinced that Daniel was close to exposing a …

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