TWA Flight 847 hijack - freed hostages arrive in West Germany

Title

TWA Flight 847 hijack - freed hostages arrive in West Germany

Genre

News report; Interview; Press conference

TX Date

Jun 1985

Year of production

1985

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Duration

00:04:02

Description

Report on the arrival of the former hostages from TWA Flight 847 in West Germany. The plane was hijacked by Lebanese Shia Islamists on 14/06/85, in Beirut, Lebanon. Includes press interview with former hostage, Jack McCarty, in West Germany. Male reporter not identified.

Contributors

Jack McCarty

Keywords

USA; Terrorism; Terrorists; Airlines; Aeroplanes; Lebanon; Beirut; Hostages; TWA; Civil aircraft; Abduction; Germany FR; Jack McCarty

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