Lithuanian doctors fight to save protesters

Title

Lithuanian doctors fight to save protesters

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

Jan 1991

Year of production

1991

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Duration

00:01:34

Description

Doctors have been working through the night to save protesters who were attacked by Soviet troops in Vilnius, Lithuania. UK Foreign Secretary, Douglas Hurd comments. Sue Jameson reports from the scene and Katherine Kelly is in the studio. 6 o’clock news item.

Contributors

Douglas Hurd; Sue Jameson; Katherine Kelly

Keywords

Deaths; Politics; Government; Armed forces; Television; USSR; Demonstrations; Broadcasting; Radio; Peaceful protest; Buildings; Lithuania; Vilnius

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