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  1. On This Day: May 5, 1980 - SAS Ends the Iranian Embassy Siege in London

    On This Day: May 5, 1980 - SAS Ends the Iranian Embassy Siege in London

    On May 5, 1980, British Special Air Service forces stormed the Iranian Embassy in London, ending a tense six day hostage crisis. The siege began when six armed men took 26 hostages inside the embassy, demanding autonomy for Iran’s Khuzestan Province. The standoff gripped the UK and was broadcast...
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