El Al bus attack in London

Title

El Al bus attack in London

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

21 Aug 1978

Year of production

1978

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Duration

00:03:10

Description

Peter Allen-Frost reports from Israel on reaction to an Arab terrorist attack in London leading to security concerns in lead up to Middle east peace talk summit in USA. In the attack a stewardess was killed and nine other people wounded, including seven Britons caught in the line of fire, when Arab gunmen raked an El Al airline crew bus Sunday outside a hotel in Mayfair. One of the attackers also died. Includes interview with Israeli Transportation Minister, Meir Amit.

Contributors

Peter Allen-Frost; Meir Amit

Keywords

Deaths; Israel; Middle East; Terrorism; UK; Great Britain; Terrorists; Airlines; Peacebuilding; Security; Security measures; Summits (meetings); El Al; Palestinian Arabs

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