Doorman on giving chase to gunman

Title

Doorman on giving chase to gunman

Genre

Interview

TX Date

16 Mar 1979

Year of production

1979

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Duration

00:02:58

Description

Unidentified doorman at the Intercontinental Hotel describes chasing and apprehending a man following a shooting at the hotel. He says he was putting tennis star Jimmy Connors into a car when he heard the shots and gave chase. Despite being shot at, he caught the man and took him to the Police. Female interviewer not identified. (The gunman’s target had been former Iraqi prime minister Abd ar-Razzaq al-Naif, in June 1978).

Contributors

None Identified

Keywords

London; Crime; Terrorism; Smoking; Homicide; Hotels; Guns; Firearms; Iraq; Security personnel; Intercontinental Hotel; Jimmy Connors; Abd ar-Razzaq al-Naif

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