Witness: Witness Archive 2015
Larnaca Airport Shootout
- Author: Vários
- Narrator: Vários
- Publisher: Podcast
- Duration: 0:08:59
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Synopsis
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)
