LBC/IRN · London Broadcasting Company

Title

Hijack siege at Stansted Airport ends

Genre

News report; Press conference; Vox pop

TX Date

1 Mar 1982

Year of production

1982

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Duration

00:03:58

Description

Report on the end of a hijacking siege at Stansted Airport in Essex after the landing of a Boeing 737 from Tanzania. Speaking are: Chief Superintendent of Kent Police Robert Bunyard; unidentified family members of the hostages; Home Secretary Willie Whitelaw; Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. Male reporter not identified.

Contributors

Margaret Thatcher; William Whitelaw; Robert Bunyard

Keywords

Armed forces; Airports; Terrorism; Police; Tanzania; Aeroplanes; Stansted Airport; Hostages; Essex; Civil aircraft

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