1980s news clips - Iranian embassy siege ends

Title

1980s news clips - Iranian embassy siege ends

Genre

News report; Special

TX Date

5 May 1980

Year of production

1989

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Duration

00:02:29

Description

Malcolm Brabant reports on the end of the Iranian embassy siege in London following a raid by SAS commandos. Five Iranian gunmen were killed and one arrested. Includes sound from the operation. 19 hostages were set free but one died and two were injured in the cross-fire. From a series of news clips from the 1980s used in a retrospective compilation at the end of the decade.

Contributors

Malcolm Brabant

Keywords

Iran; Deaths; London; Terrorism; UK; Embassies and consulates; Hostages; Embassy buildings; Special forces; Sieges; Rescue work

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