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Final day of the Iranian embassy siege in London : SAS soldiers clamber onto the balcony of the embassy building prior to throwing thunderless through the window to stun hostages and terrorists alike Photograph.
- Format:
- Image
- 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] : Mirror Syndication International, 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. SAS soldiers clamber onto the balcony of the Embassy building prior to throwing thunderless through the window to stun hostages and terrorists alike. 5th May 1980.
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher-supplied metadata (viewed February 28, 2024).
- Reference: 00196632.
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