UNKNOWN: NEWS CONFERENCE DOWNED AIRCRAFT

Record ID: 644548

  • Title: UNKNOWN: NEWS CONFERENCE DOWNED AIRCRAFT
  • Date: 22nd February 1973
  • Summary: No available shotlist Initials 7242 NORMAL UPITN BELL Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
  • Embargoed: 9th March 1973 12:00
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  • Location: T.V. BUILDING
  • Reuters ID: LVA37RNY86JJE4J551WAEKORBA32
  • Story Text: A PRESS CONFERENCE WAS HELD TODAY IN CAIRO ABOUT THE SHOOTING DOWN BY ISRAEL OF A LIBYAN ARAB AIRLINES 727. THE CONFERENCE WAS GIVEN BY DR! HATEM THE MINISTER OF INFORMATION AND MAPS AND A TAPERECORDING OF THE FRENCH PILOTS VOICE CAPTAINING THE LIBYAN AIRCRAFT WERE PRESENTED BY CAPTAIN HAGSAN SELIM, DIRECTOR GENERAL OF AERONAUTICS CIVIL AVIATION ORG! ALL CORRESPONDENTS HEARD THE LIBYAN AIRLINES PILOT STATE THAT HE WAS BEING FOLLOWED BY WHAT HE SAID WERE MIGS. HE AT THIS TIME BECAUSE OF INSTRUMENT FAILURE THOUGHT HE WAS IN EGYPT. THE TAPE ENDED WITH HIS SAYING WE HAVE BEEN SHOT BY THE FIGHTER!
    FILM SHOWS SHOTS INSIDE CONFERENCE.
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