Camera Silens

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Camera Silens was a French punk band from Bordeaux active between 1981 and 1988. [1] [2]

Their singer and bassist, Gilles Bertin took part in a bank robbery in Toulouse on 27 April 1988, where nearly 12 million francs were stolen. Gilles Bertin went on the run for 28 years before handing himself in to police. [3] [4]

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References

  1. "Profile". Discogs. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
  2. Sarah Mandois (8 July 2014). "Camera Silens a fait la gloire de Bordeaux et du punk français des années 80" (in French). Noisey. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
  3. "The punk who returned from the dead - and handed himself in". BBC News. 6 June 2018. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
  4. Jean-Manuel Escarnot (23 November 2016). "Fin de cavale d'un punk qui voulait "vivre à fond"" (in French). Libération. Retrieved 7 June 2018.