TWA Flight 847 hijack - Reagan press conference

Title

TWA Flight 847 hijack - Reagan press conference

Genre

News report; Press conference

TX Date

19 Jun 1985

Year of production

1985

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Duration

00:04:06

Description

Andrew Manderstam reports on a press conference featuring US President Ronald Reagan reacting to the hijacking of TWA Flight 847 by Lebanese Shia Islamists on 14/06/85. With excerpts of Reagan’s words.

Contributors

Andrew Manderstam; Ronald Reagan

Keywords

USA; Terrorism; Terrorists; Airlines; Aeroplanes; Lebanon; Beirut; Hostages; TWA; Civil aircraft; Abduction

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