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After two months, convinced of the helplessness of the authorities, and reportedly threatened by the gypsies who promised to take revenge if he did not give up his complaint, Grigore decided to take revenge. One day in July 1974 at noon, after drinking half a litre of
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450:[The story of the most controversial banner from Steaua - Rapid! The moment when everyone wondered: "Who is the character and what made him deserve this?"] (in Romanian). Prosport.ro. 20 November 2012
560:[CRIMINAL, praised by the Steaua gallery. LIBERTATEA presented for the FIRST TIME the story of Eugen Grigore, who "killed 24 gypsies with his truck"] (in Romanian). Libertatea.ro. 27 September 2012
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604:[Racism from the Steaua - Rapid derby brought a delegation from Brussels to Bucharest! The EU wanted to know who is Eugen Grigore] (in Romanian). Prosport.ro. 20 November 2012
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538:[The story of the driver who killed 24 gypsies after stepping on them with the truck: the Ceausescu regime kept everything hidden] (in Romanian). Playtech.ro. 7 July 2019
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In May 1974, Eugen
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366:[Who was, in fact, Eugen Grigore? The unadulterated story of the murderer honored by Steaua's gallery] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 28 September 2012
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582:[OFFICIAL! Platini warns clubs in Romania about racist demonstrations!] (in Romanian). Digisport.ro. 5 October 2012
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In 2008, a former police officer who became a writer, Traian Tandin, wrote about the Eugen
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