Murder of Ian Gow MP - eyewitness account

Title

Murder of Ian Gow MP - eyewitness account

Genre

Interview

TX Date

30 Jul 1990

Year of production

1990

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Duration

00:00:17

Description

Garage mechanic Mark Stewart heard the explosion of the bomb that ripped through Conservative MP for Eastbourne, Ian Gow’s car, and ran around the corner to find out what had happened. He describes the scene awaiting him at the MP’s house. He had been told Mr Gow was still alive at that point, but critically injured. Male interviewer not identified.

Contributors

Mark Stewart

Keywords

Deaths; Motor vehicles; Terrorism; Cars; IRA; Members of Parliament; Bombs; Explosions; Ian Gow

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