the Sidney Street siege
/ðə ˌsɪdni striːt ˈsiːdʒ/
/ðə ˌsɪdni striːt ˈsiːdʒ/
- an incident that took place in the East End of London in 1911. Two anarchists (= people who believe there should be no laws or government) were trapped and finally killed in a house surrounded by police officers and soldiers. It is mainly remembered because Winston Churchill, who was then Home Secretary, directed the police operation personally, and was much criticized for it.
悉尼街（Sidney Street）围困：1911年在伦敦东端发生的事件。两名无政府主义者被困，并最终在警察和士兵包围的房屋中被杀。人们之所以能记住这一点，主要是因为当时的内政大臣温斯顿·丘吉尔亲自指挥警察行动，并为此受到了很多批评。