Bomb in London and police shot in Yorkshire

Title

Bomb in London and police shot in Yorkshire

Genre

News report; Interview; Vox pop

TX Date

8 Jun 1992

Year of production

1992

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Duration

00:03:46

Description

Simon Hobbs reports on a police hunt for two suspected IRA gunmen who murdered special constable Glenn Goodman in Yorkshire. Police aren’t saying whether they are linking the killing with a bomb explosion outside London’s Royal Festival Hall. Another policeman Alexander (Sandy) Kelly is stable in intensive care. Includes interview with manager of the Royal Festival Hall (not identified); eyewitness to bombing, Edward Minton(?); Andrew Spencer, Scotland Yard; Margaret Hardacre, eyewitness to shooting; North Yorkshire Assistant Chief Constable John Giffard.

Contributors

Simon Hobbs; Edward Minton(?); Andrew Spencer; Margaret Hardacre; John Giffard

Keywords

London; Terrorism; Yorkshire; Homicide; Weapons; Police personnel; Bombs; Royal Festival Hall; Glenn Goodman; Alexander Kelly

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