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The assassination of Zia Ul Haq.

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August 17, 1988, Bahawalpu, Pakistan. The C-130 Hercules equipped as a VIP transport takes off from a military airbase. A few minutes later the aircraft is seen porpoising up and down, although its engine seem to be running. Suddenly it plunges into the desert. There are no survivors. Zia Ul Haq, th...

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Other Authors: Martin, Jonathan, Wright, Nicolas
Format: Video
Language:English
Published: London, England : British Broadcasting Corp. (BBC), 2007.
Series:World history in video.
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Zia-ul-Haq, Mohammad > Death and burial.
Zia-ul-Haq, Mohammad
Death and burial of a person
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Summary:August 17, 1988, Bahawalpu, Pakistan. The C-130 Hercules equipped as a VIP transport takes off from a military airbase. A few minutes later the aircraft is seen porpoising up and down, although its engine seem to be running. Suddenly it plunges into the desert. There are no survivors. Zia Ul Haq, the leader of a country at the hub of crucial superpower confrontations, is dead. He has been assassinated in highly mysterious circumstances.
Physical Description:1 online resource (27 min.).