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In January 1911, an extraordinary gun-fight took place in the East End of London. Two Latvian revolutionaries fought off hundreds of British police and troops for hours until their hide-out caught fire. The Home Secretary - Sir Winston Churchill - attended the scene in person. The Siege of Sidney Street was one of the first big news events caught on film and would start a huge political row over immigration from Eastern Europe.
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