Funeral of 14 killed by Red Army in Lithuania

Title

Funeral of 14 killed by Red Army in Lithuania

Genre

News report; Music

TX Date

16 Jan 1991

Year of production

1991

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Duration

00:01:57

Description

Sue Jameson reports from the funeral of 14 people killed in Lithuania after the Red Army stormed the country’s television tower. Jameson, in Vilnius, describes the funeral where around half a million people mourned. Crowds lined a procession route from the sports centre to the Cathedral.

Contributors

Sue Jameson

Keywords

Deaths; Political protests; USSR; Funerals; Red Army; Lithuania; Baltic States; Vilnius

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