FBI arrests terrorist suspect in international waters

Title
FBI arrests terrorist suspect in international waters
Genre
News report; Press conference
TX Date
18 Sep 1987
Year of production
1987
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Duration
00:02:05
Description
The FBI has arrested a suspected terrorist in international waters in the Mediterranean. Fawaz Younis, a Lebanese, is suspected of hijacking a Jordanian airliner in Beirut in 1985 and has appeared in court in Washington. With a statement from the American Attorney General, Edwin Meese. Male reporter not identified (poss. Andrew Manderstam).
Contributors
Andrew Manderstam?; Edwin Meese
Keywords
USA; Airports; Law; Terrorism; Police; Policing practice; Aeroplanes; Lebanon; Beirut; Jordan; Arrests; FBI; Fawaz Younis; Mediterranean Sea

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LBC/IRN, "FBI arrests terrorist suspect in international waters". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/lbc/search/index.php/segment/0013200096017 (Accessed 17 Jun 2025)