Washington DC siege

Title

Washington DC siege

Genre

News report; Speech

TX Date

Mar 1977

Year of production

1977

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Duration

00:03:30

Description

Pye Chamberlayne reports on the end of the siege in Washington DC on 11/3/77. The terrorists led by Hanafi muslim Haamas Abdul Khaalis, seized 100 hostages in three buildings and threatened to behead them unless their demands were met; speeches by Mayor Walter Washington and an unidentified hostage.

Contributors

Pye Chamberlayne; Walter Washington

Keywords

USA; Terrorism; Hostages; Islam; Sieges; Haamas Abdul Khaalis; Hanafi

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