Parade in Gibraltar unaffected by bomb threats

Title

Parade in Gibraltar unaffected by bomb threats

Genre

News report; Interview; Special

TX Date

8 Mar 1988

Year of production

1988

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Duration

00:01:42

Description

Ben Brown reports on the unaffected Changing of the Guard ceremony in Gibraltar by the Royal Anglian Regiment that was the supposed target of IRA terrorists. Includes actuality of the parade; interviews with Alison Savage, local resident; Lieutenant-Colonel John Sutherell, the regiment’s Commanding Officer.

Contributors

Ben Brown; Alison Savage; John Sutherell

Keywords

Armed forces; Terrorism; IRA; Gibraltar; Security measures; Ceremonies; Parades; Royal Anglian Regiment

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