LBC/IRN · London Broadcasting Company

Title

Zaire rebels now control airport

Genre

News report

TX Date

16 May 1978

Year of production

1978

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Duration

00:01:03

Description

Report by Larry Pintak on the Katangese invasion of Kolwezi and Mutshatsha in the Shaba province of southern Zaire. He says the rebels control Kolwezi Airport but are being bombarded by Zairian air force Mirage jets. Around 3,000 foreign nationals are believed to have been taken into rebel hands.

Contributors

Larry Pintak

Keywords

Politics; Airports; Military affairs; Independence; Africa; Zaire; Civilians; Katanga; Foreigners; Civil war (concept); Shaba; Mobuto Sese Seko; Kolwezi; Mutshatsha

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