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Podcast: Witness: Witness Archive 2015
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Larnaca Airport Shootout
Category: Society & Culture
Duration: 00:08:59
Publish Date: 2015-02-19 03:00:00
Description: In 1978 Egyptian commandos and Cypriot troops ended up fighting each other during a botched attempt to end a hostage crisis at Larnaca airport in Cyprus. 15 Egyptian commandos were killed in the gun battle. Former Cyprus Airways pilot, Adrian Akers-Douglas, witnessed the shootout. (Photo: Adrian Akers-Douglas in 2015. Credit: BBC)
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