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Bus driver Joseph Kiomall wears a patch on injured eye after hijackers poured lighter fluid over him and threatened to set him, his bus and passengers(...)

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Bus driver Joseph Kiomall wears a patch on injured eye after hijackers poured lighter fluid over him and threatened to set him, his bus and passengers(...)

Date10/31/1976

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Brennan, Pat (photographer)

Toronto Star (Firm) (publisher)

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Original Toronto Star caption: Bus driver Joseph Kiomall wears a patch on injured eye after hijackers poured lighter fluid over him and threatened to set him; his bus and passengers on fire yesterday. Two men robbed passengers of about $500; held Kiomall at gunpoint during hour-long ride between Belleville and Kingston. They boarded bus at Toronto.

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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives

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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0120276F

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