Kuwaiti hijacking-reports from Algiers and Kuwait

Title

Kuwaiti hijacking-reports from Algiers and Kuwait

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

15 Apr 1988

Year of production

1988

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Duration

00:03:15

Description

John Cookson reports from Algiers, on the continuing hijack of a Kuwait Airlines Boeing 747 which began on 05/04/88. Comments on the evidence of freed passenger, Abdullah al-Chatti, about the mistreatment of the hostages remaining on the plane. Michael O’Neill then reports from Kuwait, on statements of released passengers Mohammad Ashkanani and Abdullah Malik(?).

Contributors

John Cookson; Michael O’Neill; Abdullah al-Chatti; Mohammad Ashkanani; Abdullah Malik(?)

Keywords

Terrorism; Aeroplanes; Hostages; Civil aircraft; Kuwait; Algeria; Kuwait Airlines; Algiers; Abdullah Al-Chatti; Mohammad Ashkanani; Abdullah Malik(?)

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