Man sets himself alight in Bosnia protest

Title

Man sets himself alight in Bosnia protest

Genre

Interview

TX Date

29 Apr 1993

Year of production

1993

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Duration

00:01:52

Description

A man has set himself on fire in Parliament Square, London in a political demonstration timed to coincide with a debate about Bosnia in the House of Commons. He was taken off by air ambulance. Eyewitness Ben Murphy describes what he saw to Kevin Murphy. For Drivetime show.

Contributors

Kevin Murphy; Ben Murphy

Keywords

London; Injuries; Political protests; Wars (events); Burns; Peaceful protest; Bosnia and Herzegovina; Yugoslav War (1991-1995); Drivetime (radio programme); Self injury

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