Iranian embassy siege eyewitness account

Title

Iranian embassy siege eyewitness account

Genre

Interview

TX Date

Unknown

Year of production

1980

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Duration

00:01:19

Description

Interview with an eyewitness who describes the scenes leading up to the Iranian embassy siege in London when the building was taken over by Arab separarists and a number of civilians and embassy staff taken hostage. Male speaker not identified. Male interviewer not identified (poss. Malcolm Brabant?).

Contributors

Malcolm Brabant?

Keywords

Iran; London; Terrorism; UK; Embassies and consulates; Hostages; Embassy buildings; Sieges; Arabs

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