- Title: SYRIA: THOUSANDS OF SYRIANS VIEW BODIES OF THREE HANGED GUERRILLAS.
- Date: 27th September 1976
- Summary: 1. (MONO) SCU INTERIOR: Captive guerrillas with bandages on eyes and head at news conference. 0.34 2. GV EXTERIOR: crowds gathered at public execution. 0.38 3. SV: Three guerrillas hanging from gallows. (3 shots) 1.01 The same court which condemned the three men is expected shortly to try the detainees whose release the guerrillas demanded when they took hostages. There are believed to be about 30 of them, held on charges of planting bombs in July. The executions prompted demonstrations in the city, with young people proclaiming their loyalty to President Hafez Al-Assad. A fourth raider, identified as the leader of the group, was killed during the raid by troops on the hotel. He was named as Zuheir Abou Hashisha, a Palestinian. The three hanged were named as Jabbar Darwish, an Iraqi , an two Palestinians fro Jordan, Mohammed Barqawi and Mutasem Jayyoushi. Initials RH/AMN/JB/0130 EUROVISION SATELLITE TELERECORDING Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
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- Location: DAMASCUS, SYRIA
- Country: Syria
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