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  1. US embassy burned in Islamabad (1979)

    Genre
    Interview

    Interview with a male speaker in the Pakistan capital Islamabad on the attack and burning yesterday of the American embassy by Muslim extremists (21/11/79). Follows an incident in Mecca. Male interviewer not...

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  2. US embassy burned in Islamabad (1979)

    Genre
    Interview

    Interview with a British diplomat (identified as Mr Fabian(?)) in the Pakistan capital Islamabad, where Muslim extremists have attacked and burned the American embassy (21/11/79). Male interviewer not...

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  3. US Embassy in Islamabad attacked (1979)

    Genre
    News report; Press conference

    A report claiming the USA had bombed a temple in Mecca has led to a riot at the US Embassy in Islamabad, during which a US marine was shot. US State Department spokesman Hodding Carter III denies rumours of...

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  4. Major explosion in Pakistan (1988)

    Genre
    News report; Speech

    Three days of official mourning have been declared in Pakistan after bombs and rockets from an exploding arsenal rained on the twin cities of Islamabad and Rawalpindi. More than 70 people were killed and and...

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  5. Female record climber dies on K2 (1995)

    Genre
    Interview; News report

    Chris Kirkham reports that it seems increasingly likely that Alison Hargreaves, the first woman to conquer Mount Everest alone and without oxygen has died in an avalanche on the world’s second highest...

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  6. Iranian crisis overshadowed by embassy attack in Pakistan (1979)

    Genre
    News report

    Demonstrators in Pakistan decided to take over the US Embassy after Iran’s Ayatollah Khomeini issued a statement saying an attack on Mecca had been the Americans’ fault. The Saudi Arabian Ambassador in...

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