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[Taiheiyo Consortium]

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Sigma News Service
Reporting on the Crow since 700 AS

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Fascist Terrorists Repelled By TC-ALG Taskforce

by Chie Suzuki

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An ALG battlecruiser speeds towards Unioner terrorists battling Taiheiyo Consortium security personnel near Planet Saigon.

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NIIGATA STAR CITY - A joint TC-ALG patrol found themselves defending sovereign Guild space on Monday evening from a horde of Rheinland pirates. Labeling themselves as the "Alster Union" or "Unioners" for short, these fascist aggressors entered the Sigma-15 system and exploited Zoner neutrality to avoid justice as dealt out by Guild law keepers. Although asked to return to Bundesrepublik space numerous times, the brigands instead elected to pierce deeper into the heart of the Sigmas, running away from Guild and ALG forces towards Sigma-21. The joint battlegroup pursued the criminals with haste.

Upon arriving in the system, the pirates declared it to be "Imperial Rheinlandic space", a statement many on-site agreed felt nonsensical, given the outcome of the Eighty Years War. With support from two ALG gunboats and an ALG battlecruiser, TC fighters defended Sigma-21 with valor and skill. Although taking heavy losses, the fascists were driven back by the Consortium and ALG.

Commander Chloe O'Brien, Chief of Security for the Consortium and owner of Border Worlds Security Consulting, LLC., later gave a statement regarding the incident:

The recent transgression by right-wing elements of Rheinland's criminal underbelly should be taken as a sign of their intentions for the near future. We've already had reports of these Unioners diving further and further to the north of Rheinland. Inevitably, these pirates will come into contact with the Gas Mining Guild's sovereign territory, and they will undoubtedly seek to prey upon innocents and Guild operations.

Citizens of the Sigmas are advised to stick to the trade lanes and avoid contact with any uncharted areas. If you see anything suspiscious in your area, feel free to contact the Taiheiyo Consortium's CloudWatch offices on Niigata.

I can safely say with confidence that we, with the cooperation of our allies, will soon deal with the threat presented by these bandits.

Many have speculated as to how this will affect the varying claims in Sigma-21. Some observers and pundits postulate that the increase in violent activity in the system could lead to more aggressive actions by claimants in staking their claim to the system. Only time will tell what will become of this Border Worlds jewel.

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