Brixton Prison breakout as IRA suspects use gun to escape

Title

Brixton Prison breakout as IRA suspects use gun to escape

Genre

News report; Interview; Vox pop

TX Date

8 Jul 1991

Year of production

1991

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Duration

00:02:38

Description

Helen Costello reports on a police hunt for two IRA suspects, Pearse McAuley and Nessan Quinlivan, who broke out of Brixton maximum security jail yesterday. They were being held on terrorist charges and being escorted from a chapel service at the jail when they pulled out a gun and took prison officers hostage. They then shot and wounded a passing motorist, and hijacked his car. Includes reaction from eyewitnesses (not identified); George Churchill-Coleman, Scotland Yard. Broadcast on LBC Newstalk.

Contributors

George Churchill-Coleman; Helen Costello; LBC Newstalk

Keywords

London; Police; Prisons; IRA; Brixton; Prisoners; Escapes; Brixton Prison; Pearse McAuley; Nessan Quinlivan

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