LBC/IRN · London Broadcasting Company

Title

Eccentric hijacking

Genre

News report

TX Date

Unknown

Year of production

1977

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Duration

00:03:43

Description

Paul Woodley reports on the hijacking of an airliner by an eccentric Italian who served champagne to hostages and flew around Europe stopping to make demands, pick up his daughters and release hostages. John Calcott(?) reports from Geneva where police boarded the plane and arrested the hijacker after a shootout, the hostages escaping unharmed.

Contributors

Paul Woodley; John Calcott(?)

Keywords

Terrorism; Hostages; Civil aircraft

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