LBC/IRN · London Broadcasting Company

Title

Libyan embassy siege

Genre

Interview

TX Date

2 May 1984

Year of production

1984

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Duration

00:04:41

Description

Interview with Home Secretary Leon Brittan on why the government has ruled out a major inquiry into the shooting dead of WPC Yvonne Fletcher at the Libyan People’s Bureau in London and the police siege of the building afterwards which ended with them having to let everyone go. Says it is a security matter. Male interviewer not identified.

Contributors

Leon Brittan

Keywords

Deaths; London; UK; Embassies and consulates; International relations; Homicide; Policing practice; Police personnel; State security; Embassy buildings; Diplomats; Yvonne Fletcher; Libya; Sieges; Bilateral relations; Diplomatic immunity

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