IRA bomb discovered

Title

IRA bomb discovered

Genre

News report; Interview; Press conference

TX Date

15 Nov 1989

Year of production

1989

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Duration

00:02:45

Description

Nigel Dearing reports on the discovery of a semtex bomb outside the home of a senior army officer in Kensington. Includes interviews with neighbours Kerry Rabbage and Virginia Hoare on seeing the package but not realising it was a bomb; George Churchill-Coleman, head of the anti-terrorist squad who commends the vigilance of the man who did report the package. For Talkback Breakfast show.

Contributors

George Churchill-Coleman; Nigel Dearing; Virginia Hoare; Kerry Rabbage

Keywords

London; Terrorism; Police; IRA; Explosives; Kensington; Talkback breakfast (radio programme); Semtex

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