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In 1980 gunmen held 26 people hostage at the Iranian embassy in London. After several days the SAS anti terrorist team went in and rescued the hostages and killed the gunmen. Notice how they all talked so posh on the TV in those days.
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As many as five explosions hit the U.S. Embassy in Yemen, killing at least 16 people. All Americans at the compound are safe. Authorities say the attacks appeared carefully planned, with attackers dressed as soldiers. (Sept. 17)
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Initial embassy footage from what I believe is CBS w/then reporter Dan Rather. These were pulled from a tape that I assembled during high school, origin unknown.
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On April 30th, 1980, six armed Iranian terrorists stormed the Iranian embassy in London, England - capturing 26 hostages inside. Responding ... all » to an ultimatum set by the terrorists to kill a hostage every thirty minutes if their demands were not met, British authorities called on the S.A.S to intervene. The involvement of the S.A.S would kick-off what would be named "Operation Nimrod".