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Pope Angers Polish Union Opponents With Solidarity Clash
About 3,000 Solidarity supporters clashed with police in Krakow after Pope John Paul II spoke in favor of the outlawed union. A police officer was seriously injured as stones were thrown before dispersal. The pope announced Moscow barred him from visiting Lithuania and urged the government to honor Solidarity accords.
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