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Malaysian families seek British justice for 1948 massacre

Reported by Straits Times on Wednesday, 9 May 2012 (on May 9, 2012)
Straits Times
LONDON (AFP) - Malaysian relatives of 24 rubber plantation workers killed by British troops in 1948 began a High Court appeal in London on Tuesday against the British government's refusal to hold a full inquiry.

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