Kuwaiti Government refuses to give in to hijackers

Title

Kuwaiti Government refuses to give in to hijackers

Genre

News report; Speech

TX Date

12 Apr 1988

Year of production

1988

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Duration

00:02:48

Description

The Kuwaiti Government is refusing to give in to hijackers who are still holding one of its jumbo jets at Larnaca Airport in Cyprus despite the murder of a second passenger after requests to have the plane refuelled were ignored. From Kuwait, Michael O’Neill reports; contributions from Kuwaiti Deputy Premier, Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah, and newspaper editor and political commentator Mohammad al-Sagar. For AM programme.

Contributors

Michael O’Neill; Sabah al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah; Mohammad al-Sagar

Keywords

Government; Terrorism; International relations; Homicide; Aeroplanes; Hostages; Cyprus; Kuwait; AM (radio programme); Larnaca Airport; Kuwait Airways

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