Iranian embassy siege ends - Iranian official reaction
- Title
- Iranian embassy siege ends - Iranian official reaction
- Genre
- News report; Interview
- TX Date
- Unknown
- Year of production
- 1980
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- Duration
- 00:01:53
- Description
- Roger Cooper reports back from Tehran on official reaction to the storming of the Iranian embassy in London by SAS commandos to end the siege by dissident Arab gunmen (05/05/80). And on bodies of US military personnel involved in the abortive rescue attempt of their hostages in Tehran leaving the country. The studio reporter is Alan Clark.
- Contributors
- Roger Cooper; Alan Clark
- Keywords
- USA; Iran; London; Government; Terrorism; UK; Embassies and consulates; Tehran; Hostages; Embassy buildings; Special forces; Sieges; Rescue work; Dead bodies
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