Attempted Assassination

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1522

Date Released

4 Aug 1958

Date submitted

31 Jul 1958

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Britain’s Rugger Triumph
2. 2The Princess in Canada
3. 3Jersey Carnival
4. 4Attempted Assassination
5. 5Muslim Festival
6. 6Coffee Hound
7. 7The Queen at Goodwood

Story

Story No. within this Issue

4 / 7

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Attempted Assassination. DESCRIPTION: On a mountain road outside Beirut, rebels tried to kill the Lebanese Prime Minister. A bomb was timed to explode as his car and escort was passing, but another car just in front received the blast. Five people were killed but the Prime Minister escaped death by a matter of seconds. SHOTLIST: MS scene of explosion. LS same blasted car in foreground. LS men round body. CU jeep with broken windows (2). CU smashed motor bike. LS crowd. MS men bring up coffins. MS onlookers.

Keywords

Politics and government; Vehicles; Weapons; Death; Explosions; Terrorism; Crime; Assassinations

Locations

Beirut; Lebanon

Footage sources

United Press International [UPI]

Card file number

74533

Credits:

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

44

Story extras:

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