US reaction to Beirut barracks bombing
- Title
- US reaction to Beirut barracks bombing
- Genre
- News report; Interview; Press conference; Speech
- TX Date
- Unknown
- Year of production
- 1983
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- Duration
- 00:04:48
- Description
- Report on US political reaction to the bomb attack on the Beirut barracks of US Marines from the multilateral peacekeeping force in the Lebanon, which follows an earlier terrorist attack on the US Embassy. Speaking are: President Reagan; Defence Secretary Caspar Weinberger; Senator Patrick Leahy. Male reporter not identified.
- Contributors
- Caspar Weinberger; Ronald Reagan; Patrick Leahy
- Keywords
- USA; Deaths; Middle East; Terrorism; Embassies and consulates; Military affairs; Military personnel; Lebanon; Beirut; Foreign policy; Peacekeeping; Embassy buildings; Barracks; Casualties; Bombs; Marines
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