UK's Great Train Robber Biggs defiant on 50th anniversary of heist
Half a century after Britain's infamous Great Train Robbery, the most notorious member of the gang, Ronnie Biggs, is unrepentant and says he is proud of his role in the heist.
(AFP) Half a century after Britain's infamous Great Train Robbery, the most notorious member of the gang, Ronnie Biggs, is unrepentant and says he is proud of his role in the heist.
The gang stole the equivalent of £45 million (52 million euros) in today's money from a mail train travelling from Glasgow to London 50 years ago on Thursday.
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