TWA Flight 847 hijack - Thatcher US TV interview

Title

TWA Flight 847 hijack - Thatcher US TV interview

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

Jun 1985

Year of production

1985

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Duration

00:00:39

Description

Andrew Manderstam reports on an interview on US television with UK Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher where she is questioned about a lack of British support for American plans to close down Beirut Airport following the hijacking of TWA Flight 847 by Lebanese Shia Islamists on 14/06/85. Includes interview excerpt.

Contributors

Margaret Thatcher; Andrew Manderstam

Keywords

USA; Airports; Margaret Thatcher; Terrorism; UK; Great Britain; Terrorists; International relations; Airlines; Aeroplanes; Prime ministers; Lebanon; Beirut; Hostages; Foreign policy; TWA; Civil aircraft; Abduction; International airports

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