Libyan embassy siege - On the spot report

Title

Libyan embassy siege - On the spot report

Genre

News report; Interview; Press conference

TX Date

17 Apr 1984

Year of production

1984

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Duration

00:02:29

Description

Antonia Higgs reports on the shooting today at the Libyan People’s Bureau in London of demonstrators and of WPC Yvonne Fletcher (not confirmed dead at this stage) and the resulting siege of the embassy by police. With comment from local office worker, Joseph Edwards(?) and Scotland Yard’s Tim Mahony.

Contributors

Antonia Higgs; Joseph Edwards(?); Tim Mahony

Keywords

London; Injuries; Political demonstrations; Police; UK; Embassies and consulates; Homicide; Police personnel; Embassy buildings; Diplomats; Yvonne Fletcher; Libya; Sieges; Westminster Hospital

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