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Armed police near Rūātoki

Armed police near Rūātoki
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Armed police near Rūātoki
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Te Ara - The Encyclopedia of New Zealand
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On 15 October 2007 armed police arrested 17 political activists in locations throughout the North Island. The small Tūhoe community of Rūātoki was completely closed off by police during the raids. Police claimed those arrested were involved in a terrorist training camp in the Urewera mountains. In total 14 people faced charges after the raids. The solicitor general (head of the Crown Law Office) turned down police requests to allow the defendants to be charged under the Terrorism Suppression ...

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29 May 2012
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Alan Gibson
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New Zealand Herald
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https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/34083/armed-police-near-ruatoki

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