Terry Waite release

Title

Terry Waite release

Genre

Press conference

TX Date

18 Nov 1991

Year of production

1991

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Duration

00:00:46

Description

Press statement by UK Prime Minister John Major outside number 10, Downing Street in London, on the news of the release by kidnappers of Church of England envoy, Terry Waite, following his abduction in Beirut, Lebanon in 1987. Fellow hostage Tom Sutherland has also been released.

Contributors

John Major

Keywords

Church of England; Lebanon; Beirut; Hostages; Diplomats; Abduction; Terry Waite

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