IRA car bomb - Recruiting officer killed

Title
IRA car bomb - Recruiting officer killed
Genre
News report; Interview; Vox pop
TX Date
24 Aug 1988
Year of production
1988
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Duration
00:03:07
Description
A car bomb in East Belfast has killed an Army recruiting officer, Alan Shields, the ninth person to be killed by the IRA in Northern Ireland in the past three days. Three unnamed eyewitnesses give their accounts of the event. British Secretary of State, Tom King has met with security chiefs in Northern Ireland to discuss possible security measures, and announces at a press conference that the Government has not ruled out anti-terrorist measures. Peter Russell reports from Northern Ireland.
Contributors
Tom King; Peter Russell
Keywords
Deaths; Northern Ireland; Terrorism; IRA; Recruitment; Army; Bombs; Explosions; Belfast; Alan Shields

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