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954 results found for '"Hostages"' in Keywords.
British Airways plane hijacking (1974)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Report on a British Airways plane being hijacked by terrorists. The bravery of the pilot (who is interviewed) is highlighted; also includes interviews with an air steward and passengers, about the conditions...
Balcombe Street siege (1975)
- Genre
- News report
Breaking news of the lifting of the six day Balcombe Street siege in Marylebone, London, as four IRA gunmen are taken out under armed cover and driven away to Brixton police station. Jon Snow reports from...
Dr Herrema return to Ireland (1975)
- Genre
- Interview; Press conference
Press interview with Dr Tiede Herrema on his return to Ireland after his kidnap in the country. He speaks about what he did after he was released and why he came back to Ireland.
OPEC hostage crisis (1975)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Speech
Jon Snow reports on the end of the Austrian OPEC hostage crisis. Chancellor Bruno Kreisky, having submitted to the kidnappers’ demands, defends his actions by quoting the agreement between Austria and...
Balcombe Street Siege - Gunmen surrender (1975)
- Genre
- News report
Jon Snow reports on the end of the Balcombe Street Siege (06/12 to 12/12/75), in which four IRA members had taken a flat’s two residents, John and Sheila Matthews, captive. Includes a detailed account of...
John Swain released by Ethiopian guerillas (1976)
- Genre
- Interview
Peter Sharp interviews Sunday Times journalist Jon Swain on his release from guerillas in Ethiopia, and the continuing ordeal of the Tyler family, also held hostage.
Tyler family released by Eritrean guerillas (1976)
- Genre
- Interview
Paul Davies interviews the British Tyler family in Khartoum, about their experiences as hostages of Eritrean guerillas in Ethiopia. Held captive for eight months, their main problems appear to have been...
Balcombe Street siege (1977)
- Genre
- Interview
Jill Lourie interviews Sheila and John Matthews, hostages in the IRA Balcombe Street siege (1975) after the end of the resulting court case in 1977; about their memories of the event and how they hate the...
Washington DC siege (1977)
- Genre
- Speech
Haamas Abdul Khaalis, Hanafi Muslim terrorist leader, makes his demands to the authorities in Washington DC on 9/3/77. The terrorists seized 100 hostages in three buildings and threatened to behead them...
Washington DC siege (1977)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Pye Chamberlayne reports on the end of the siege in Washington DC on 11/3/77. The terrorists led by Hanafi muslim Haamas Abdul Khaalis, seized 100 hostages in three buildings and threatened to behead them...