Rioting In Belgium 1947

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Unissued / unused material.

Newsreel item with titles in French / Flemish.

Riots in Brussels, Belgium.

Various shots crowd outside the Belgian Parliament, carrying banners. Various shots crowd of demonstrators overturning a car and setting it on fire. M/S blazing car.

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Cataloguer:
Amelia
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
66535
Sort Number:
UN 1720 F
Time in/Out:
01:15:31:00 / 01:16:11:00
Canister:
UN 1720 F
Film ID:
2375.05
Issue Date:
1947

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