The History Hour
The History Hour
BBC World Service
How Sri Lanka's president survived a suicide bombing
50 minutes Posted Jun 11, 2022 at 1:00 pm.
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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 the rainforest.