Release of 15 British hostages from Iraq

Title

Release of 15 British hostages from Iraq

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

29 Nov 1990

Year of production

1990

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Duration

00:01:35

Description

UK Labour MP Tony Benn has secured the release of 15 British hostages from Iraq. Some of the released speak of their reaction and guilt for those left behind: Julian Mucullah(?); Dave Sorrowell(?) from Merseyside ; Richard Paget(?) from Cheshire. From Baghdad James Bays reports. Some distortion and background noise.

Contributors

James Bays; Julian Mucullah(?); Dave Sorrowell(?); Richard Paget(?)

Keywords

Middle East; UK; Diplomacy; Hostages; Kuwait; Iraq; Gulf War (1990-1991); Saddam Hussein; Baghdad

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