FOOD RIOTS
REPORTED AT MOSCOW. STOCKHOLM, June 11. a The newspaper “Aftonbladet” rei ports serious riots in Leningrad, where '■ the starving population stormed and a demolished a great provision store, s plundering stock. Troops were called - out, but refused to fire on the mob. The commander then called out the 11 Cheka troops, which fire] and charged '■ with bayonets. Many dead and wounds ed were lying in the .streets. The 1 Cheka is now the only reliable force remaining to the Soviet authorities.
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Grey River Argus, 13 June 1931, Page 7
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83FOOD RIOTS Grey River Argus, 13 June 1931, Page 7
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