military attack on the Wujek mine in nosc trade union working group in London. The strike action began on 13 December with a sit-in strike Kudliczak 4/Ill. Solidarity Icauci arresica. first. onlv two MO (uniform officers Kudliczak refused to open the But later fifty ZOMO notorsca They DOlICe) ucers alved. wert drunk and under the influence Den he door ther to open the oroke. through with axes.
Those who had come to help nunczak were bealen ИП -conscious.
16 December, two Silesia last December. The report was provided by the Solidarthousand people were in the mine: 1,500 miners from WuICA, aUUll ome mines, as well as a number of Solidarity leaders The y wete a med tc gasoline bottles.
Pd unicicolls, wylamale aill i Socals striKers announcea tnal iney would blow themselves up if force was used against them.
The day before, a concentranon or troops nad garnered around the Wujek mine. There was armoured assault venicles and armoured per sonnel transport trucks. 10am the entrance to the minutes later, the first attack L UUI ivuk piale. Lank oroke Inrouen warl and then withdrew. Under the cover of tear-gas, ZOMO launched direct attack, which repulsed.
In the second attack, the ZOMO fired rubber bullets irom macnine guns. During this men. crowd civilians children and sullc miners wio were nol onuc muc s grounas - inrew dolues and stones torcing the oMo to 18 gas, alspersing tne crowa. inrormanon Irom nosoilals .indicates that live ammunition was used throughout The crowd remained against Z'oMo's charge wiel silent. defended Buse H red-hot metal rods which were used ocalc the helmets. metal through them iwo oi the tackers.
Aulncl was Kilec wniel neav objects were thrown from the roof of the building.
The miners and the crowd WCIC Sale or exteme ucspalr. A cocior and nurce were aten dring, ho ac while niners Hulse was laker w alusolal l ucnolec wilh a completely crushed skull. The
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