1984 Libyan hostage incident 1984 Libyan hostage incident The Libyan hostage situation began on the morning of the murder of WPC Fletcher, 17 April 1984 and lasted until 5 February 1985 (294 days). In accordance with the hostage release agreement, reporting on the incident was restricted until the fall of Gadaffi in 2011. March 1984 Four Libyan nationals were arrested on charges following explosions at Manchester and Heathrow airports in the UK and were remanded in custody. 17 April 1984 WPC Yvonne Fletcher was hit by a bullet from a burst of machine-gun fire from within the Libyan Peoples' Bureau (Libyan Embassy) in St
1984 Libyan hostage incident envoy Terry Waite", "Northampton Chronicle & Echo" "Premier to see families of 3 held", "Northampton Chronicle & Echo", 15 October 1984 "Woman plea to Gaddafi", "Northampton Chronicle & Echo", 18 September 1984 "Morris to help", "Northampton Chronicle & Echo", 12 September 1984 "Desperate plea", "Northampton Chronicle & Echo", 3 September 1984 1984 Libyan hostage incident The Libyan hostage situation began on the morning of the murder of WPC Fletcher, 17 April 1984 and lasted until 5 February 1985 (294 days). In accordance with the hostage release agreement, reporting on the incident was restricted until the fall of Gadaffi in 2011.