Scots Guards with rifles take position during the battle.
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On Dec. 16, 1910, a robbery attempt was reported at a jewelry store in the Stepney district of East London
When police arrived, they found a gang of men armed with pistols, who opened fire on the unarmed officers. Three policemen were killed and two seriously wounded. As the burglars fled, one was wounded by friendly fire, and later died
The gang, led by a man called "Peter the Painter," were thought to be Latvian Anarchists hoping to use the stolen jewelry to fund their cause in Latvia.
On Jan. 2, an informant suggested that some of the gang members were hiding out in a house on Sidney Street Read more...
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