Handcuffed man who entered embassy at gunpoint was quickly assessed
By TARA CARMAN, Vancouver Sun
The dangers Canadian visa officers and desperate Ugandan Asians faced in the fall of 1972 were brought sharply into focus the day a small, grubby “somewhat smelly” man of about 30 was marched into the Canadian visa office in Kampala at gunpoint, handcuffed to the end of a chain held by a large machine gun-toting policeman.
The policeman gave Canadian visa officer Michael Molloy a wide grin.
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