Kuwaiti hijacking ends

Title

Kuwaiti hijacking ends

Genre

News report; Discussion

TX Date

20 Apr 1988

Year of production

1988

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Duration

00:02:59

Description

John Cookson reports from Algiers, on the events at the end of the hijacking of a Kuwait Airlines Boeing 747 which began on 05/04/88. All the hostages, including the crew, were freed, but there are reports that some, if not all the hijackers have been allowed to leave the country as part of a deal. Male studio reporter not identified (poss. Peter Kimber). Audio muffled.

Contributors

John Cookson; Peter Kimber?

Keywords

Terrorism; Aeroplanes; Hostages; Civil aircraft; Kuwait; Algeria; Kuwait Airlines; Algiers

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