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The First 5 Days of Britain’s 1980 Crisis
In April 1980, six armed men stormed the Iranian Embassy in London, triggering a tense five-day standoff that would end in one of the most famous hostage rescues in British history. This is how the ...
At 19:30, on Wednesday, April 30, 1980, a small, secret, and exceptionally well-equipped army rolled out of Bradbury Lines, the Special Air Service camp at Hereford. Locals tended to be overly curious ...
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How the SAS Ended the Iranian Embassy Siege in Just 17 Minutes
On May 5, 1980, Britain’s SAS stormed the Iranian Embassy in London in a blistering 17-minute assault that stunned the world.
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