LBC/IRN · London Broadcasting Company

Title

British prisoner Douglas Brand released from Iraq

Genre

News report; Press conference

TX Date

Unknown

Year of production

1991

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Duration

00:02:47

Description

Report on the release of Briton Douglas Brand, an engineer and former SBS operative, captured and held in an Iraqi prison for 9 months on espionage charges alongside fellow Briton Ian Richter, after the involvement of former Prime Minister Edward Heath. Brand describes his ordeal and his release to press. Female reporter not identified.

Contributors

Douglas Brand

Keywords

Edward Heath; Military personnel; Espionage; Imprisonment; Hostages; Special forces; Prisoners; Iraq; Douglas Brand; Ian Richter

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