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Press Conference in Anchorage (Libyan raid)

Document type: Speeches, interviews, etc.
Venue: Anchorage Airport, Alaska
Source: BBC Radio News Report 1800 2 May 1986
Journalist: Dominick Harrod, BBC, reporting
Editorial comments: Available on CD-ROM only. MT spoke to American broadcast journalists from two local television stations during what was said to be a refueling stop in Anchorage. See, however, Memories of Maggie, edited Iain Dale, pp300-301, for the recollections of Paul Elliot, the pilot, who states that he landed the plane due to reports that a bomb had been placed on board. MT was not told of the alarm until some weeks later. She left London at 1830 and was due to arrive in Seoul at 2150 local time.
Importance ranking: Minor
Word count: 322

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