Arms for Iraq on boat run by UK captain

Title

Arms for Iraq on boat run by UK captain

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

Unknown

Year of production

1987

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Duration

00:01:02

Description

Report on the discovery of machine guns bound for Iraq on the Fathulkair, a ship owned by the Arab United Shipping Company at the Italian port of Savona. The captain, John Scallon from Walton, near Liverpool is being questioned, but his daughter Stephanie says he wouldn’t knowingly have done anything wrong. Reporter not identified.

Contributors

Stephanie Scallon

Keywords

Liverpool; Arms sales; Weapons; Italy; Ships; Firearms; Iraq; Fathulkair; John Scallon; Savona

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