Soviet troops attack Lithuanian television centre
- Title
- Soviet troops attack Lithuanian television centre
- Genre
- News report
- TX Date
- Jan 1991
- Year of production
- 1991
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- Duration
- 00:01:03
- Description
- Soviet soldiers have stormed Lithuania’s main television and radio centre in Vilnius. 9 peaceful protesters have been confirmed dead and 70 injured. Sue Jameson reports from the scene, with Katherine Kelly in the studio. 3 o’clock news item.
- Contributors
- Sue Jameson; Katherine Kelly
- Keywords
- Deaths; Politics; Armed forces; Television; USSR; Demonstrations; Broadcasting; Radio; Peaceful protest; Buildings; Lithuania; Vilnius
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LBC/IRN, "Soviet troops attack Lithuanian television centre". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/lbc/search/index.php/segment/0000300405013 (Accessed 01 May 2025)