ITN Footage – Rebel Leader Captured

Call Number
350-3-2:3/6

General information

Call No.:
350-3-2:3/6
Part of series
HU OSA 350-3-2 Records of the International Monitor Institute: Africa: Sierra Leone
Located at
BetaSP NTSC #3 / No. 6
Digital ver. identifier
HU_OSA_00009775
Date of production
2000-05-17
Date
2000
Level
Item
Primary Type
Moving image
Language
English
Duration
5 min.

Content

Form/Genre
Television program
Contents Summary
Channel 4 News report by Alex Thomson covering the capture of Foday Sankoh by Scorpion, an SLA soldier. The report includes a still of Sankoh in the car after he was turned over to the Sierra Leone police; footage of victims of the RUF's terror tactics; footage of British paratroopers at Lungi Airport where it was believed Sankoh was being detained; shots of the outside of Sankoh's compound; and footage of released UN peacekeepers at Lungi airport.

Context

Associated Names
Independent Television Network (ITN) (Creator/Author)