Bomb found in garden of former Northern Ireland army commander

Title

Bomb found in garden of former Northern Ireland army commander

Genre

News report; Press conference

TX Date

14 Aug 1990

Year of production

1990

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Duration

00:01:26

Description

Nicola Gibson reports on the bomb found in Sir Anthony Farrar-Hockley’s Oxfordshire garden. Sir Anthony talks about how lucky his 5-year-old grandson (who picked up the bomb) was to have survived, and who is assumed to have planted it. Detective Chief Superintendent Phil Thomas talks about how the bombers are changing tactics.

Contributors

Anthony Farrar-Hockley; Nicola Gibson; Phil Thomas

Keywords

Northern Ireland; Terrorism; IRA; England; Army; Oxfordshire; Anthony Farrar-Hockley

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