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Cypriot Government spokesman on Kuwait Airways hijack (1988)
- Genre
- Interview
Yesterday the hijackers of Kuwait Airways Flight 422 shot a Kuwaiti army officer before freeing a young Kuwaiti hostage in what they said was a goodwill gesture. Cypriot Government spokesman Akis Fantis...
Brother praying as hostage released (1988)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
The brother of Fadhil Leri(?), the 32 year-old Kuwaiti man released from the hijacked plane in Cyprus, says he was praying for his brother as the news of his release came through. Meanwhile, Kuwait’s offer...
Control tower message to hijacked Kuwaiti airliner crew (1988)
- Genre
- Speech
Before taking off from Larnaca, Cyprus, for Algiers, the hijackers of the Kuwait Airways Flight 422 allowed twelve hostages to go free. Once the plane was airbourne, the control tower at Larnaca sent...
Control tower message to hijacked Kuwaiti airliner crew (1988)
- Genre
- News report; Special
Linda Duffin reports from Larnaca Airport, Cyprus, as hijacked Kuwait Airways Flight 422 takes off for Algiers. Includes a message sent by the Larnaca control tower to the plane’s crew.
Hijackers threaten to kill Kuwaiti royal (1988)
- Genre
- News report
The hijackers of Kuwait Airways Flight 422 have threatened to kill a member of the Kuwaiti royal family if their demands are not met. The situation is highly volatile, but the Emir of Kuwait, Sheikh Jaber...
Former hostage on Kuwait Airways hijack (1988)
- Genre
- Interview
Former Flight 422 hostage Bert Watson, back home in Gisborough, tells Andy Clewes he is finding it hard to come to terms with what happened to him, and with what is still happening to his fellow passengers.
Yasser Arafat on Kuwait Airways hijacking (1988)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat says he is in touch with the people giving the Kuwait Airways hijackers their orders. Speaking at an Islamic conference in Kuwait, he warned the hijackers not to kill any...
Kuwaiti Government refuses to give in to hijackers (1988)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
The Kuwaiti Government is refusing to give in to hijackers who are still holding one of its jumbo jets at Larnaca Airport in Cyprus despite the murder of a second passenger after requests to have the...
Freed Kuwait Airways hostage speaks (1988)
- Genre
- Interview
One of the hostages released before a hijacked jumbo jet took off from Larnaca Airport in Cyprus was Hilaw Fareed(?), a steward for Kuwait Airways. Reporter Nick Steens spoke to Mr Fareed in hospital...
Freed Kuwait Airways hostage speaks (1988)
- Genre
- Interview
The 12 hostages from the hijacked Kuwaiti jumbo jet who were freed in Cyprus were taken to hospital in Larnaca after they were released in exchange for fuel for the plane. One of those released, who...