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BBC journalist Brian Hanrahan passes away

BBC journalist Brian Hanrahan passes away

The BBC journalist Brian Hanrahan has died. He was 61.

Mr. Hanrahan had been one of the longest serving correspondents for the corporation.

He will be particularly remembered for his reporting during the Falklands War.

Faced with restrictions on the details he could include in his reports he famously circumvented the stipulations in a report concerning the raid by Harrier jets on Argentinian positions.

In the report Mr. Hanrahan stated: “I’m not allowed to say how many planes joined the raid, but I counted them all out and I counted them all back. Their pilots were unhurt, cheerful and jubilant. Giving the thumbs-up signs”.

During his long career Mr. Hanrahan reported from trouble spots across the world.

He reported on some of the most important events in recent decades includng the Tiananmen Square massacre and the fall of the Berlin Wall.

Among the many tributes was one from BBC director general Mark
Thompson. 

He said: “Brian was a journalist of unimpeachable integrity and outstanding judgement, but his personal kindness and humanity also came through.”

 

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