LBC/IRN · London Broadcasting Company

Title

Arafat survives PLO plane crash landing in desert

Genre

Interview

TX Date

8 Apr 1992

Year of production

1992

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Duration

00:02:30

Description

Stephanie West interviews Afif Safieh, the PLO’s London representative, on the crash landing of PLO leader, Yasser Arafat’s plane in the Sahara Desert in Libya. Three crew members were killed but Arafat survived the accident.

Contributors

Stephanie West; Afif Safieh

Keywords

Accidents; Air accidents; PLO; Palestine; Yasser Arafat; Libya; Political leaders; Palestinian Arabs; Sahara Desert

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