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Cypriot Government spokesman on Kuwait Airways hijack

Title
Cypriot Government spokesman on Kuwait Airways hijack
Genre
Interview
TX Date
10 Apr 1988
Year of production
1988
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Duration
00:01:35
Description
Yesterday the hijackers of Kuwait Airways Flight 422 shot a Kuwaiti army officer before freeing a young Kuwaiti hostage in what they said was a goodwill gesture. Cypriot Government spokesman Akis Fantis says the hijackers must release all the hostages before they will be allowed to leave. He also says that the dead soldier had been tortured, and reports on the freed man’s condition. Male interviewer not identified. For AM programme.
Contributors
Akis Fantis
Keywords
Terrorism; International relations; Homicide; Aeroplanes; Lebanon; Hostages; Cyprus; Torture; Kuwait; Thailand; Algeria; AM (radio programme); Kuwait Airways

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