Iranian embassy siege in London : supporters of the Ayatollah Khomeini protest in the streets of London during the ongoing crisis Photograph.

Format:

Image

Contributor:

Rowntree, Bill, photographer.

Mirrorpix, owner.

Language:

No linguistic content

Subjects (All):

Embassy takeovers--England--London--History--20th century.

Embassy takeovers.

England--London.

Genre:

Photographs.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 photograph).

Production:

[London] : Sunday Mirror, Bill Rowntree, 1980.

Summary:

Archival caption: Iranian Embassy Siege in London where six gunmen of the Iranian extremist group "Democratic Revolutionary Movement for the Liberation of Arabistan" stormed the building, taking 26 hostages before the SAS retook the embassy and freed the hostages. Supporters of the Ayatollah Khomeini protest in the streets of London during the ongoing crisis. 30th April 1980.

Notes:

Description based on publisher-supplied metadata (viewed February 28, 2024).

Reference: 00113710.