Car bomb explodes in Bayswater

Title

Car bomb explodes in Bayswater

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

14 Dec 1981

Year of production

1981

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Duration

00:03:09

Description

Report on an explosion in Connaught Square, Bayswater, London. A white Datsun Cherry was blown up as it drove away at 2.35 pm. Includes interviews with Adam Watson-Brown, who was in a nearby house, and Philip Barker, who tended the injured driver and discovered two more (dead or dying) people in the back of the car. The men are believed to be Iranian and have been linked with the Iranian Embassy. Male reporter not identified.

Contributors

Adam Watson-Brown; Philip Barker

Keywords

Iran; Deaths; London; Injuries; Terrorism; UK; Embassies and consulates; Terrorists; Bombs; Explosions; Muslims; Bayswater; Iranian Embassy; Ruholla Khomeini

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