Gulf War - News bulletin on civilian bunker bombing

Title

Gulf War - News bulletin on civilian bunker bombing

Genre

News report; Interview; Speech; News bulletin

TX Date

Unknown

Year of production

1991

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Duration

00:02:24

Description

News bulletin (5 O’Clock News) with Howard Hughes. Item on the bombing of a bunker in Iraq that killed civilians. CNN reporter Peter Arnett talks about what he saw at the bomb site; US Brigadier Richard Neill talks about how they thought it was a military bunker; the manager of the shelter, speaking through an interpreter, says (on CNN) that there has never been military personnel in it; White House spokesman Marlin Fitzwater says that it was a military target.

Contributors

CNN; Peter Arnett; Marlin Fitzwater; Howard Hughes; Richard Neill

Keywords

USA; Deaths; Armed forces; UK; Censorship; Wars (events); Civilians; Iraq; War damage; Gulf War (1990-1991); Saddam Hussein; Air raid damage

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