Yasser Arafat on Kuwait Airways hijacking

Title

Yasser Arafat on Kuwait Airways hijacking

Genre

News report; Speech

TX Date

12 Apr 1988

Year of production

1988

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Duration

00:02:13

Description

Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat says he is in touch with the people giving the Kuwait Airways hijackers their orders. Speaking at an Islamic conference in Kuwait, he warned the hijackers not to kill any more hostages, or he would pull out of talks. The Kuwaiti Government itself is standing firm on its resolve not to do any deals with the terrorists. But it is now coming under pressure from its own people, who are demanding tit-for-tat killings. Michael O’Neill reports.

Contributors

Yasser Arafat; Michael O’Neill

Keywords

Iran; Terrorism; PLO; International relations; Homicide; Aeroplanes; Hostages; Palestine; Kuwait; Kuwait Airways

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