TWA Flight 847 hijack -family held hostage speak out

Title

TWA Flight 847 hijack -family held hostage speak out

Genre

News report; Interview; Press conference

TX Date

17 Jun 1985

Year of production

1985

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Duration

00:03:15

Description

Peter Kimber reports on a press interview at Heathrow Airport in London with Australian family, William Henderson, 53, his wife Rosemary, 48, and their daughter Ruth, 16, following their release from the hijacked plane TWA Flight 847 in Beirut, the Lebanon. Ruth Henderson talks about the beating and eventual shooting of US Navy diver, Robert Stethem, on board the plane.

Contributors

Peter Kimber; William Henderson; Rosemary Henderson; Ruth Henderson

Keywords

USA; Terrorism; Terrorists; Homicide; Airlines; Aeroplanes; Lebanon; Beirut; Hostages; TWA; Torture; Civil aircraft; Abduction; Robert Stethem; William Henderson; Rosemary Henderson; Ruth Henderson

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