LBC/IRN · London Broadcasting Company

Title

Jim Swire on investment in airport security

Genre

Interview

TX Date

17 Jul 1990

Year of production

1990

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Duration

00:02:22

Description

Dr Jim Swire, the father of a Lockerbie bomb victim, discusses airport security and says there is not enough Government investment. Swire previously smuggled a fake semtex bomb onto a flight to New York, having carried it undetected through Heathrow Airport. Male reporter not identified.

Contributors

Jim Swire

Keywords

Airports; Heathrow Airport; Terrorism; Public finance; Aeroplanes; Security; Security measures; International security; Bombs; Explosives; Security breaches; Disaster prevention; Lockerbie bombing (1988)

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