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| + | '''The Walsall Bomb Plot''' was a frame up of anarchists by the [[UK Police]]. | ||
| + | Recent research into police files has revealed that the bombings were instigated by [[Auguste Coulon]], an ''[[agent provocateur]]'' of [[Special Branch]] Inspector [[William Melville]], who would go on to become an early official of what became [[MI5]].<ref name=spymaster> Porter, Bernard (2005). "M: MI5's First Spymaster". The English Historical Review. 120 (489): 21459–1460. https://doi.org/10.1093%2Fehr%2Fcei460 </ref> | ||
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| Date | 1892 |
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| Perpetrators | Auguste Coulon |
| Blamed on | Jean Battola, Victor Cails, Fred Charles |
| Description | A frame up of anarchists by the UK Police. |
The Walsall Bomb Plot was a frame up of anarchists by the UK Police. Recent research into police files has revealed that the bombings were instigated by Auguste Coulon, an agent provocateur of Special Branch Inspector William Melville, who would go on to become an early official of what became MI5.[1]
The Official Culprits
| Name |
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| Fred Charles |
| Jean Battola |
| Victor Cails |
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References
- ↑ Porter, Bernard (2005). "M: MI5's First Spymaster". The English Historical Review. 120 (489): 21459–1460. https://doi.org/10.1093%2Fehr%2Fcei460
