Don't Mess With Mary Quin.

Format:

Video

Series:

Academic Video Online

60 Minutes

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

al-Masri, Abu Hamza,.

National Security and Terrorism.

2010s.

1990s.

War and Violence.

International Political Science.

Hostages.

Kidnapping.

Terrorism.

Yemen.

Local Subjects:

al-Masri, Abu Hamza,.

National Security and Terrorism.

2010s.

1990s.

War and Violence.

International Political Science.

Hostages.

Kidnapping.

Terrorism.

Yemen.

Genre:

Interview

Physical Description:

1 online resource (14 minutes)

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS), 2016.

Language Note:

In English.

System Details:

video file

Summary:

An interview with former Xerox executive Mary Quin, a dual citizen of the United States and her native New Zealand, who was taken hostage while sightseeing in Yemen in 1998. As her tour group drove through the Yemeni desert a truck full of terrorist gunmen, led by Abu Hassan, forced her convoy to stop and they were kidnapped. During a shoot-out between the kidnappers and the Yemeni army, Quin was able to wrestle a gun away from one of the terrorists and escape, but four of the tourists in her group were killed. Quin investigated the kidnapping and discovered a radical Islamic cleric, Abu Hamza, was working with the kidnappers in Yemen because he wanted his stepson released from a Yemeni prison. Quin flew to London and approached Hamza at his mosque. Hamza allowed Quin to record their conversation, which she later gave to the FBI. In 2014 in New York, Hamza stood trial and Quin testified against him. In January 2015, he was sentenced to life in prison without parole.

Notes:

Title from resource description page (viewed January 16, 2024).