Police hunt IRA terrorists in London

Title

Police hunt IRA terrorists in London

Genre

Interview; Press conference

TX Date

22 Dec 1988

Year of production

1988

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Duration

00:02:20

Description

Press interview with George Churchill-Coleman, head of Scotland Yard’s Anti-Terrorist Squad, on a police hunt in London for two suspected IRA terrorists whose cover was blown after a bizarre incident in Battersea in which a youth was shot as he attempted to break into a car, not knowing that a gunman was asleep in the back seat. The man fled into a nearby block of flats in Staplehurst Court, Battersea. Police later entered a flat and discovered a massive cache of arms and explosives. The youth was named as Lionel Barratt.

Contributors

George Churchill-Coleman

Keywords

London; Terrorism; Police; Great Britain; IRA; Policing practice; England; Weapons; Firearms; Bombs; Explosives; Battersea; Lionel Barratt

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