Pan Am party angers US Lockerbie victims’ families

Title
Pan Am party angers US Lockerbie victims’ families
Genre
Interview
TX Date
3 Jun 1989
Year of production
1989
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Duration
00:01:57
Description
Angry American relatives of the Lockerbie victims are staging a series of demonstrations all over the US, protesting against a party being thrown by Pan Am for the residents of the Scottish town. Its timing coincides with reports from West Germany that Pan Am staff are the subject of a criminal investigation. The reports follow allegations that on the fateful night last December, many Pan Am staff were at a Christmas party and failed to properly check baggage being loaded onto flight 103. Relatives’ spokeswoman, Johanna Hesami says today’s party in Lockerbie is grossly insensitive, and amounts to a crude attempt to improve Pan Am’s image. Male interviewer not identified (poss. Simon Israel).
Contributors
Johanna Hesami; Simon Israel?
Keywords
USA; Air accidents; Deaths; Terrorism; Scotland; Family; Bombs; Explosions; Pan Am; American (cultural identity); Lockerbie

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