USA attacks Libya - Two years since death of Yvonne Fletcher

Title

USA attacks Libya - Two years since death of Yvonne Fletcher

Genre

News report; Interview; Press conference; Speech

TX Date

17 Apr 1986

Year of production

1986

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Duration

00:04:13

Description

Report following the US attacks on Libya. It comes on the second anniversary of the death of WPC Yvonne Fletcher, shot by Libyan terrorists, in London. In a press statement (archive recording), Fletcher’s mother Queenie says police work was her daughter’s life. Also excerpt of archive interview with then Home Secretary, Leon Brittan. Male reporter not identified.

Contributors

Leon Brittan; Queenie Fletcher

Keywords

USA; Deaths; Politics; London; Margaret Thatcher; Terrorism; Police; UK; Embassies and consulates; International relations; Demonstrations; Policing practice; Police personnel; Yvonne Fletcher; Libya; Libyan People’s Bureau; Anniversaries

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