Libyan embassy siege - Leon Brittan visit

Title

Libyan embassy siege - Leon Brittan visit

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

19 Apr 1984

Year of production

1984

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Duration

00:01:46

Description

Antonia Higgs reports on the visit of Home Secretary Leon Brittan to the police operation at the Libyan People’s Bureau in London. The Bureau has been under siege since policewoman Yvonne Fletcher was shot during a demonstration outside the embassy. Includes Leon Brittan answering press questions on the operation and diplomatic efforts in Tripoli.

Contributors

Leon Brittan; Antonia Higgs

Keywords

London; Police; UK; Embassies and consulates; Homicide; Police personnel; Diplomacy; Embassy buildings; Diplomats; Yvonne Fletcher; Libya; Tripoli; Sieges

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