Operation Tân
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Operation Tân was the name of a series of police raids in Wales
between 1 October, 1979 and 30 September, 1980. The aim of the operation was to identify "Welsh extremists" responsible for burning second homes.
It has been criticised as a more generalised trawl of left and nationalist milieux within Wales.
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
between 1 October, 1979 and 30 September, 1980. The aim of the operation was to identify "Welsh extremists" responsible for burning second homes.
It has been criticised as a more generalised trawl of left and nationalist milieux within Wales.