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Two Czech Gunmen to Face Murder Trials in Berlin Attempt
Two Czechs, Cybynek Janata and Vaclav Svarta, both 30, will stand trial for the murder of four police in East Germany after a bid to reach West Berlin. Three others who began the crossing reached safety, reporting up to eight German police killed across five gun battles as they fled the Soviet zone. The group crossed near Potsdamer Platz under fire, then were detained in West Berlin for questioning. Reported violence also surfaced in the Soviet zone per the West Berlin free jurists committee.
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