Jim Swire on airport security

Title

Jim Swire on airport security

Genre

Interview

TX Date

2 Jul 1990

Year of production

1990

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Duration

00:01:29

Description

Dr Jim Swire speaks about poor security procedures at Heathrow Airport ahead of a meeting with Transport Secretary Cecil Parkinson. The father of a Lockerbie bombing victim, Swire smuggled a fake semtex explosive past guards to highlight the problem. Female interviewer not identified.

Contributors

Jim Swire

Keywords

Airports; Heathrow Airport; Terrorism; British Airways; Security; Security measures; Cecil Parkinson; Cabinet ministers; Meetings; Explosives; Security breaches; Disaster prevention; Lockerbie bombing (1988)

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