LBC/IRN · London Broadcasting Company

Title

Romanian revolution

Genre

News report

TX Date

24 Dec 1989

Year of production

1989

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Duration

00:04:51

Description

Gareth Furby reports from Timisoara, Romania back to studio reporter Jackie Ford on the difficulties in travelling round the country due to frequent checkpoints after the uprising; and highly dangerous situation in the town as he arrived as there is still fighting and possibility of drinking water being poisoned.

Contributors

Gareth Furby; Jackie Ford

Keywords

Revolutions; Armed forces; Food supply; Red Cross; Security measures; Drinking water; Journalists; Dictatorship; Romania; Nicolae Ceausescu; Timisoara

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