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Operation Nimrod: The British Special Air Service storms the Iranian embassy in London after a six-day siege.

Operation Nimrod: The British Special Air Service storms the Iranian embassy in London after a six-day siege.

1980 hostage situation in London
🗓️ 5 May 1980

The Iranian Embassy siege took place from 30 April to 5 May 1980, after a group of six armed men stormed the Iranian embassy on Prince's Gate in South Kensington, London.

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