Final day of the Iranian embassy siege in London : two SAS troopers cover the firemen Photograph.

Format:

Image

Contributor:

Lloyd, Mike, photographer.

Reed, Richard, 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] : Daily Mirror, Lloyd, Reed Richard, Rowntree Bi, 1980.

Summary:

Archival caption: Final day of the 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. Two SAS troopers cover the firemen fighting the fire started by the SAS thunderless. 5th May 1980.

Notes:

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

Reference: 00113665.