Attaching an external Movie clip on cue point

I have about 10 different SWFs that I need to attach and play
during a certain part of an FLV in my Video Player. I have been
slaving over this topic for some time and can't seem to solve it.
Please help.
Thank you in advance.
Here is the code

Hey worked it out guys!
var myLoader:Loader = new Loader();                     // create a new instance of the Loader class
var url:URLRequest = new URLRequest("whatever.swf"); // in this case both SWFs are in the same folder
myLoader.load(url);                                     // load the SWF file
addChild(myLoader);                                     // add that instance to the display list, adding it to the Stage at 0,0
But now I need to know.. How do I unload it?
Cheers
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