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@LaLiLuLeLo
Saw this in the paper on the 10th.
I'll be staying away from the canal for a while... At least not during the night though.
Meh... :(
*"The knife-wielding thugs have struck at least 14 times in the past two months on or near a towpath which has limited lighting to ensure the bats are not disturbed. *
Gangs have attacked people taking short cuts or jogging along Regent's Canal in Islington. In eight weeks, they have stolen thousands of pounds of goods including bikes, iPods, mobile phones, jewellery, laptops, watches and cash."
*Link: http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23782378-robbers-swoop-on-victims-along-canal-towpath-kept-dark-for-bats.do
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