Iranian Embassy siege
The Iranian Embassy siege took place from 30 April to 5 May 1980, after a group of six armed men stormed the Iranian embassy in South Kensington, London. The gunmen took 26 people hostage—mostly embassy staff, but several visitors and a police officer, who had been guarding the embassy, were also held. The hostage-takers, members of an Iranian Arab group campaigning for Arab national sovereignty in the southern region of Khūzestān Province, demanded the release of Arab prisoners from jails in Khūzestān and their own safe passage out of the United Kingdom. The British government quickly resolved that safe passage would not be granted, and a siege ensued. Over the following days, police negotiators secured the release of five hostages in exchange for minor concessions, such as the broadcasti
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Iranian Embassy siege
The Iranian Embassy siege took place from 30 April to 5 May 1980, after a group of six armed men stormed the Iranian embassy in South Kensington, London. The gunmen took 26 people hostage—mostly embassy staff, but several visitors and a police officer, who had been guarding the embassy, were also held. The hostage-takers, members of an Iranian Arab group campaigning for Arab national sovereignty in the southern region of Khūzestān Province, demanded the release of Arab prisoners from jails in Khūzestān and their own safe passage out of the United Kingdom. The British government quickly resolved that safe passage would not be granted, and a siege ensued. Over the following days, police negotiators secured the release of five hostages in exchange for minor concessions, such as the broadcasti
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Die Geiselnahme in der iranisc ...... SAS weltweite Aufmerksamkeit.
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Il 5 maggio il 22 Reggimento d ...... rroristi e ne catturarono uno.
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L'opération Nimrod est une opé ...... uveau les diplomates iraniens.
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O cerco da embaixada do Irão e ...... cêndio provocado pelo assalto.
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Operacja Nimrod – akcja uwolni ...... iejsce 5 maja 1980 w Londynie.
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Operation Nimrod fue la design ...... bertura televisiva del asedio.
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The Iranian Embassy siege took ...... he Iranian embassy until 1993.
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Захват иранского посольства в ...... ьной авиационной службы (SAS).
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حصار السفارة الإيرانية في لندن ...... رهائن إيرانيين من بين القتلى.
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伊朗大使館包圍戰(英语:Iranian Embassy si ...... 直到1993年,在突袭行动中被烧毁的大使馆才被重新修缮开放。
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Two hostages killed—one before ...... sault; one SAS soldier wounded
combatant
Democratic Revolutionary Front for the Liberation of Arabistan(DRFLA)
United Kingdom
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date
1980-05-05
result
Embassy recaptured after six-day siege
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30–35SASsoldiers, large numbers ofMetropolitan Policeofficers
6 DRFLA members
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The Iranian Embassy, severely damaged by fire following the end of the siege
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Five killed, one captured
commander
Oan Ali Mohammed
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Die Geiselnahme in der iranisc ...... SAS weltweite Aufmerksamkeit.
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Il 5 maggio il 22 Reggimento d ...... rroristi e ne catturarono uno.
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L'opération Nimrod est une opé ...... et lance alors le siège. Dans
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O cerco da embaixada do Irão e ...... ão à tomada dos reféns, as neg
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Operacja Nimrod – akcja uwolni ...... iejsce 5 maja 1980 w Londynie.
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Operation Nimrod fue la design ...... sentenciado a cadena perpetua.
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The Iranian Embassy siege took ...... ssions, such as the broadcasti
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Захват иранского посольства в ...... ьной авиационной службы (SAS).
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حصار السفارة الإيرانية في لندن ...... رهائن إيرانيين من بين القتلى.
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伊朗大使館包圍戰(英语:Iranian Embassy si ...... 请求。 本事件發生時,美國駐伊朗大使館人質危機處於膠著狀態。
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Cerco da embaixada do Irão em Londres
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Geiselnahme in der iranischen Botschaft in London 1980
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Iranian Embassy siege
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Operación Nimrod
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Operacja Nimrod
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Operazione Nimrod
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Opération Nimrod
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Захват иранского посольства в Лондоне
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حصار السفارة الإيرانية
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伊朗大使館包圍戰
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Iranian Embassy Siege
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