Security meeting with Prime Minister following IRA bomb deaths

Title
Security meeting with Prime Minister following IRA bomb deaths
Genre
News report; Press conference
TX Date
21 Aug 1988
Year of production
1988
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Duration
00:02:50
Description
Following a car bomb that killed 8 off-duty soldiers in Northern Ireland, a meeting of top-level security officials including UK Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher and Northern Ireland Secretary, Tom King has taken place. King gives details of the meeting. Barney Burnham reports.
Contributors
Tom King; Barney Burnham
Keywords
Deaths; Politics; Government; Internal politics; Margaret Thatcher; Northern Ireland; Terrorism; UK; IRA; Security; Army; Libya; International security; Soldiers; Explosions; Internment

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LBC/IRN, "Security meeting with Prime Minister following IRA bomb deaths". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/lbc/search/index.php/segment/0008000321010 (Accessed 26 Apr 2025)