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Bermuda continuing violence

Title
Bermuda continuing violence
Genre
News report
TX Date
4 Dec 1977
Year of production
1977
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Duration
00:02:16
Description
Report from Bermuda to studio reporter on violence and riots following the hanging of Erskine Burrows (for murder of former Governor Sir Richard Sharples, Police Commissioner George Duckett and 2 supermarket executives) and Larry Tacklyn (supermarket killings). A liquor warehouse has been destroyed. Unclear why violence is now continuing. Reporters unidentified.
Contributors
None Identified
Keywords
Death penalty; Violence; Homicide; Riots; Hanging; Bermuda; Larry Tacklyn; Erskine Burrows; Richard Sharples; George Duckett

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