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21 results found for '"Damascus"' in Keywords.

  • Schoolboy stows away on plane (1980)

    Genre
    Interview

    Interview with British schoolboy Mark Sherlock(?) about how he was able to slip onto a flight from Heathrow to Damascus. Male interviewer not identified.

  • Pakistani asylum seekers held in Syria (1982)

    Genre
    Interview

    Unidentified male journalist on the subject of eleven Pakistani asylum seekers detained in a hotel in Damascus, Syria, after their Boeing aircraft was hi-jacked in 03/81. Female interviewer not identified.

  • TWA Flight 847 hijack - Captain at press conference (1985)

    Genre
    Press conference

    Press conference in Damascus, Syria, featuring John L. Testrake, the freed captain of TWA Flight 847 which was hijacked by Lebanese Shia Islamists on 14/06/85.

  • TWA Flight 847 hijack - Damascus press conference (1985)

    Genre
    Interview; Press conference; Speech

    Press conference in Damascus, Syria, featuring the hostages on TWA Flight 847 which was hijacked by Lebanese Shia Islamists on 14/06/85, following their release in Beirut, the Lebanon. The main speaker is...

  • American Frank Reed released from captivity (1990)

    Genre
    Press conference

    Freed US hostage Frank Reed speaks at a press conference in Damascus, Syria following his release by the organisation Islamic Dawn.

  • Brian Keenan released (1990)

    Genre
    Interview; News report

    Irishman Brian Keenan has been released after four years being held hostage in Beirut, following his kidnapping by the militant group Islamic Dawn. Reaction from his sister, Elaine Spence, the Irish Foreign...

  • John McCarthy freed from Beirut (1991)

    Genre
    Interview; News report

    Report on the release of British hostage John McCarthy from Beirut, the Lebanon this morning by his captors Islamic Jihad. With reaction from: Sunnie Mann, husband of hostage Jackie Mann, who had hope it...

  • Jackie Mann freed from Beirut captivity (1991)

    Genre
    News bulletin; Press conference

    10pm news bulletin read by Katherine Kelly on the release of veteran hostage Jackie Mann from Beirut, Lebanon after 865 days. Includes press conference with Jackie in damascus, Syria on his harrowing...

  • Jackie Mann reuinted with wife (1991)

    Genre
    News bulletin; Press conference

    Midnight news bulletin read by Jonny Gould on the release of hostage Jackie Mann in Beirut, he has been reunited with wife Sunnie Mann in Damascus, Syria. Includes Jackie speaking at a press conference in...

  • Jackie Mann released (1991)

    Genre
    News report; Press conference; Interview

    Report on the release of Beirut hostage Jackie Mann, he has gone immediately to Damascus in Syria. Includes comment from Jackie Mann’s wife Sunnie Mann; Jackie himself; UK Prime Minister John Major; Labour...