Death of Ian Gow - Scotland Yard statement

Title

Death of Ian Gow - Scotland Yard statement

Genre

Press conference

TX Date

30 Jul 1990

Year of production

1990

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Duration

00:00:17

Description

Commander George Churchill-Coleman, head of Scotland Yard’s anti - terrorist squad, on the bomb that killed Conservative MP Ian Gow outside his home in Hankham, Eastbourne this morning. Thought to have been placed under Gow’s car, the bomb was typical of those used by the IRA. Churchill-Coleman revealed at a later date that Gow’s name had been on a hit list found in an east London flat used by the IRA.

Contributors

George Churchill-Coleman

Keywords

Deaths; Motor vehicles; Terrorism; Police; Cars; IRA; Members of Parliament; Scotland Yard; Bombs; Explosives; Ian Gow

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