Public inquiry to be held into 1984 Battle of Orgreave
The government has announced a public inquiry into the Battle of Orgreave - one of the worst days of violence during the 1984-85..
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Battle of Orgreave
1984 clash between police and striking miners in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England
The Battle of Orgreave was a violent confrontation on 18 June 1984 between pickets and officers of the South Yorkshire Police (SYP) and other police forces, including the Metropolitan Police, at a British Steel Corporation (BSC) coking plant at Orgreave, in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England. It was a pivotal event in the 1984–1985 UK miners' strike, and one of the most violent clashes in British industrial history.
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