Eoka Dump Blown Up

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1445
Date Released
11 Feb 1957
Date submitted
7 Feb 1957
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Lonely Isles Greet Duke
  2. 2Eoka Dump Blown Up
  3. 3Jerusalem Under Snow
  4. 4America’s Visitor
  5. 5Refugees Refuse
  6. 6This Light Must Not Go Out
  7. *Manchester United V Bilbao

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Arms Found in House in Cyprus. DESCRIPTION: From a bungalow in a Nicosia suburb, a Greek Cypriot Police Officer named Houvardas was led away under arrest, he was followed by his wife. In their house, in a hide-out under a bed was discovered an arsenal of weapons and hundreds of sticks of dynamite. It was decided that the ammunition and explosive should be blown up, bungalow and all. SHOTLIST: GV bungalow in a Nicosia suburb (x2). GV Greek Cypriot Officer Houvardas is led away. MS his wife is led out. MS policeman showing arms hideout in bungalow. CU dynamite in under floor hideout. MS policeman carries out picture of the Queen and Duke of Edinburgh. MS laying cable for explosive. MS soldiers crouched behind sandbags. GV explosion as bungalow is blown up. GV rubble.
Keywords
Terrorism
Locations
Cyprus; Nicosia
Card file number
69720
Credits:
Commentator
Jeffrey K. Shearley
Camera
Len Waldorf
Length of story (in feet)
72
Story extras:
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