Riots in West Belfast follow death of Bobby Sands

Title

Riots in West Belfast follow death of Bobby Sands

Genre

News report; News bulletin; Special

TX Date

5 May 1981

Year of production

1981

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Duration

00:04:54

Description

Kim Sabido reports on riots in West Belfast following the death of hunger striker Bobby Sands. Includes excerpts from a news bulletin on Downtown Radio, read by David Stokes. Sabido gives his report from the Lower Falls Road, where rioters armed with stones are clashing with police who are trying to disperse the crowds with rubber bullets. Also includes actuality of Sabido gaining access to the high security Sinn Fein building.

Contributors

Downtown Radio; Kim Sabido; David Stokes

Keywords

Deaths; Death; Northern Ireland; Political protests; Violence; IRA; Riots; Sinn Fein; Hunger; Prisoners; Belfast; Bobby Sands

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