LBC/IRN · London Broadcasting Company

Title

Afghan athletes ambushed

Genre

Interview

TX Date

Unknown

Year of production

1980

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Duration

00:01:45

Description

Interview about a request from Afghan forces for the supply of weapons from the West to help in the fight against Soviet troops in the country and following the ambush and killing of Olympic Afghan athletes by rebel troops. Male speaker and interviewer not identified.

Contributors

None Identified

Keywords

Deaths; Armed forces; Terrorism; Afghanistan; USSR; Arms sales; Military affairs; Olympic games; Weapons; Athletes; Guerrilla warfare

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