Battle of Orgreave

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Battle of Orgreave

Battle of Orgreave

The Battle of Orgreave is the name given to a confrontation between police and picketing miners at a British Steel coking plant in Orgreave, South Yorkshire, in 1984, during the UK miners' strike. In 1991, South Yorkshire Police were forced to pay out half a million pounds to 39 miners who were arrested in the events at the Battle of Orgreave.

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle of Orgreave

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