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They took 26 hostages inside the Iranian embassy - then special forces arrived
In the spring of 1980, armed militants stormed the Iranian Embassy in London and took 26 hostages, triggering one of the most ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The SAS storm the Iranian Embassy ending a six-day siege, May 1980 - PA Images / Alamy Stock Photo In March 1980, six Iranian men ...
At 19:30, on Wednesday, April 30, 1980, a small, secret, and exceptionally well-equipped army rolled out of Bradbury Lines, the Special Air Service camp at Hereford. Locals tended to be overly curious ...
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Watch how SAS took control of the Iranian embassy in minutes
A hostage crisis grips London for five tense days as armed men take control of an embassy and issue demands. But when time runs out, the response is fast, violent, and decisive.
After six long, tense days the Iranian embassy siege came to an explosive end when SAS men abseiled from the roof and smashed through windows. The hostage drama had gripped the nation and its sudden ...
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