Syrian troops in Beirut

Title

Syrian troops in Beirut

Genre

News report; Interview; Vox pop

TX Date

2 Jun 1988

Year of production

1988

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Duration

00:03:48

Description

Ben Brown reports as he tours Beirut with other journalists on the invasion of Syrian troops into Lebanon to restore peace by ending fighting of Hezbollah and opposing factions; includes vox pop with pleased residents; interview with Ali Sleiman(?) resident; Hezbollah mullah (not identified). Western hostages are still not likley to be released as Syrian control is not complete. For AM programme.

Contributors

Ben Brown; Ali Sleiman(?)

Keywords

Terrorism; Military affairs; Lebanon; Beirut; Hostages; Peacekeeping; Syria; Abduction; AM (radio programme); Terry Waite; John McCarthy; Hezbollah

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