The History Hour - How Sri Lanka's president survived a suicide bombing

How Sri Lanka's president survived a suicide bombing

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Max Pearson introduces first-hand accounts of the 2006 suicide bombing attack on Sri Lanka's president, the 75th anniversary of Anne Frank's diary and the 1968 assassination in the US of Bobby Kennedy. Plus, the birth of a crime fighting women's rights group in India and the moment the President of Gabon was shown the treasures of theĀ rainforest.

Published on Saturday, 11th June 2022.

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