Title

John McCarthy speaks out on his arrival home

Genre

Speech

TX Date

Unknown

Year of production

1991

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Duration

00:00:22

Description

Freed hostage John McCarthy, who was held in the Lebanon for over 5 years claims the kidnappers want an end to the hostage situation and with the work of the UN - and particularly its Secretary General, Javier Perez de Cuellar - it will come to an end. He tells the remaining hostages to keep the faith.

Contributors

John McCarthy

Keywords

UN; Diplomacy; Lebanon; Hostages; Islamic Jihad; Javier Perez de Cuellar; John McCarthy

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