IRA bomb attempt in London

Title

IRA bomb attempt in London

Genre

News report; Interview; Vox pop

TX Date

15 Feb 1996

Year of production

1996

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Duration

00:03:58

Description

Lisa Costello reports on an IRA bombing attempt in Shaftesbury Avenue in London following end of the ceasefire with the Docklands bomb in Canary Wharf last week. Superintendent Bob Kynnersley announces a device has been found and defused; vox pop with tourists as the area was cordoned off; interviews with: Darine Leach who was with a coach party from Yorkshire who had come for a theatre show; Apollo Theatre’s manager Martin Floyd; local bartender, waiter and newspaper stand worker. Talks on improving security are planned.

Contributors

Lisa Costello; Martin Floyd; Darine Leach; Bob Kynnersley

Keywords

London; Terrorism; IRA; Security; Shaftesbury Avenue

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