Opinion: As a pedestrian hit by a car, I was 'lucky' in my unluckiness
I wasn’t seriously injured. I didn’t lose my life, like so many. But I was wholly unprepared for what happened in the aftermath of getting hit.
Source: ottawacitizen.com
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James Cross, British diplomat who survived FLQ kidnapping, dead at 99
By 1970, though, the group had been weakened by arrests and was frustrated at their lack of progress. The remaining members decided to change tactics. A faction led by Lanctôt hoped to ignite support for the FLQ's cause by kidnapping a public figure. They settled on Cross after determining the U.S. consul was too well protected. Cross was walking to the bathroom in his underpants early on the morning of Oct. 5 when the kidnappers forced their way into his stately home on Redpath Crescent. Soldiers took over guard duty, Oct. 16, 1970 at the Montreal home of British Trade Commissioner James C...
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