Armed robbery foiled with two shot dead

Title
Armed robbery foiled with two shot dead
Genre
Press conference
TX Date
Jul 1987
Year of production
1987
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Duration
00:03:09
Description
Scotland Yard’s Assistant Commissioner, Brian Worth, explains to press and fields questions on how armed police from the Regional Crime Squad and Tactical Firearms Unit foiled the armed robbery of an abattoir on Shooters Hill in South London, in which two of the robbers were shot dead. Says the loss of life was regrettable but the police were under threat.
Contributors
Brian Worth
Keywords
Deaths; London; Police; Firearms; Abattoirs; Robberies; Nicholas Payne; Michael Flynn; Shooters Hill

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LBC/IRN, "Armed robbery foiled with two shot dead". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/lbc/search/index.php/segment/0007200123014 (Accessed 25 Apr 2025)