US shoots down Libyan jets
- Title
- US shoots down Libyan jets
- Genre
- News report; Press conference
- TX Date
- 5 Jan 1989
- Year of production
- 1989
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- Duration
- 00:01:30
- Description
- Kevin Murphy reports on incident in which Libyan planes supposedly acting with hostile intent were shot down by the US over international waters. Includes Pentagon spokesman Dan Howard defending US action and saying that the Libyan aircraft were carrying weapons despite their denials.
- Contributors
- Kevin Murphy; Dan Howard
- Keywords
- Military aircraft; International relations; Pilots; Missiles; Libya; USA: Military affairs
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