Political dissident Gerard Hoarau, 34, was shot dead on his doorstep in Edgware on 29 November 1985. He had just left his home on Greencourt Avenue when a gunman fired a Sterling sub-machine from the other side of the road at around 10.15am. At the time of his death he was president of the Seychellois …
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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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