Netherlands siege

Title

Netherlands siege

Genre

News report

TX Date

Unknown

Year of production

1977

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Duration

00:03:08

Description

Ric Davies for the mid-day report on release of the last of the schoolchildren from the school held under siege by South Moluccans in the Netherlands (from South Moluccan Islands in Indonesia, former Dutch colony). A stomach bug had spread through the children and teachers whilst they were being held.

Contributors

Ric Davies

Keywords

Terrorism; Hostages; Netherlands; Colonial countries; Sieges; South Moluccans; Indonesia

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