Kuwait escapee talks about her experience

Title

Kuwait escapee talks about her experience

Genre

Interview

TX Date

7 Sep 1990

Year of production

1990

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Duration

00:01:40

Description

In Baghdad, Ruth Cherisson, a Lincoln woman from the second convoy of hostages to travel to Baghdad from Kuwait, speaks about trying to escape from Kuwait. She talks about being in hiding, the shooting at night, how one could not go out to buy food, how she could not get on the first convoy, and how many more British people are left in Kuwait. Male interviewer not identified.

Contributors

Ruth Cherisson

Keywords

Deaths; Armed forces; Homicide; Hostages; Evacuation; Wars (events); Kuwait; Civilians; Iraq; Gulf War (1990-1991)

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