Iranian embassy siege - gunmen’s demands

Title

Iranian embassy siege - gunmen’s demands

Genre

Interview

TX Date

Unknown

Year of production

1980

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Duration

00:02:28

Description

Interview with a male speaker (not identified - poss. a BBC journalist) about the demands of the dissident Arab gunmen during the siege at the Iranian embassy in London (04-05/80). He talks about a conversation with a journalist at the embassy (poss. Mustapha Karkouti?). Male interviewer not identified.

Contributors

None Identified

Keywords

Iran; Political prisoners; London; Terrorism; UK; Embassies and consulates; Hostages; Embassy buildings; Sieges; Journalists; Independence movements; Political dissenters; Kurdistan

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