Vilnius, Lithuania placed under curfew

Title

Vilnius, Lithuania placed under curfew

Genre

News report

TX Date

Jan 1991

Year of production

1991

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Duration

00:01:00

Description

A curfew has been placed on Vilnius, Lithuania after 15 people were killed and over 100 injured when Soviet troops attacked the televison centre. It is unclear whether President Gorbachev ordered the attack. Sue Jameson reports from the scene; male studio reporter not identified. 9 o’clock news item.

Contributors

Sue Jameson

Keywords

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

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