The World - News from Dec. 5, 1988
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Complying with an order from the Australian government, Yugoslavia closed its consulate in Sydney and called home its staff, including a security guard accused of shooting a demonstrator. The departure of the 12-member staff ended a standoff between the two nations that began last week when the guard allegedly wounded a teen-ager during a Croatian demonstration outside the consulate. About 200,000 Yugoslavs, including a substantial Croatian population, live in Australia. The Australian government ordered the consulate closed after it refused to allow authorities to question the guard.
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