Douglas Hogg on British hostages

Title

Douglas Hogg on British hostages

Genre

Interview

TX Date

16 Apr 1991

Year of production

1991

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Duration

00:03:05

Description

Des Fahy interviews Foreign Office minister Douglas Hogg about British hostages being held in the Middle East as the fifth anniversary of the abduction of John McCarthy is reached. He says the government is workning hard to free them including applying pressure to Iran who are believed to have an influence on the terrorist groups.

Contributors

Des Fahy; Douglas Hogg

Keywords

Iran; Terrorism; UK; International relations; Imprisonment; Diplomacy; Lebanon; Beirut; Hostages; Anniversaries; John McCarthy

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