US intercepts hijackers plane

Title

US intercepts hijackers plane

Genre

News report; Press conference

TX Date

11 Oct 1985

Year of production

1985

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Duration

00:02:36

Description

Andrew Manderstam reports on US reaction and President Ronald Reagan’s press conference following US interception of the Egyptian plane carrying the PLO hijackers of the Italian cruise liner Achille Lauro to Tunisia, directing it to land instead at a NATO base in Sicily. Includes Reagan on his decision to approve the mission; Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Admiral William Crowe on the operation.

Contributors

Andrew Manderstam; Ronald Reagan; William Crowe

Keywords

USA; Deportation; Egypt; Terrorism; PLO; Terrorists; International relations; Military affairs; Aeroplanes; Italy; Cruise ships; Achille Lauro; Sicily

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