Kuwait Airways hijacking - Mother of hostage

Title

Kuwait Airways hijacking - Mother of hostage

Genre

Interview

TX Date

Dec 1984

Year of production

1984

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Duration

00:01:41

Description

Beryl Beeston, the mother of British flight engineer Neil Beeston, talks about her concerns after her son was taken hostage on Kuwait Airways Flight 221 (hijacked en route from Kuwait City to Karachi and diverted to Tehran on 03/12/84). She is waiting for more information from the Kuwaiti authorities. Female reporter not identified.

Contributors

Beryl Beeston

Keywords

Aircraft; Iran; Terrorism; British; Tehran; Pakistan; Aeroplanes; Hostages; Family; Kuwait; Mothers; Kuwait Airlines; Neil Beeston; British Overseas Airways Corporation

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