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Police capture armed man on bus, Metro police played out tense 30-minute drama early this morning when a man believed to be armed with a machine gun s(...)
Police capture armed man on bus, Metro police played out tense 30-minute drama early this morning when a man believed to be armed with a machine gun s(...)

Police capture armed man on bus, Metro police played out tense 30-minute drama early this morning when a man believed to be armed with a machine gun s(...)

Date6/7/1990
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Original Toronto Star caption: Police capture armed man on bus; Metro police played out tense 30-minute drama early this morning when a man believed to be armed with a machine gun stalked the halls of Queensway General Hospital in Etobicoke.
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      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Object NumberTSPA_0120032F
      Police capture armed man on bus, Metro police played out tense 30-minute drama early this morning when a man believed to be armed with a machine gun s(...)
      Police capture armed man on bus, Metro police played out tense 30-minute drama early this morning when a man believed to be armed with a machine gun s(...)
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