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British businessman hostage in Niles shootout tale of life in America
Peter Lowrie, head of the British Ajax Magnethermic unit, was held as a hostage during a motel standoff near Niles Ohio after three gunmen attempted a vending machine theft. A shootout left one gunman dead, another wounded, and four officers injured. the third suspect surrendered. Lowrie escaped unharmed and described the dramatic event as he returns to Britain.
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