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They took 26 hostages inside the Iranian embassy - then special forces arrived

In the spring of 1980, armed militants stormed the Iranian Embassy in London and took 26 hostages, triggering one of the most ...
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Iran’s embassy was taken - Britain had five days to respond

Iran’s embassy in London became the center of a five-day hostage crisis in 1980 after armed militants stormed the building and took 26 people captive. As deadlines passed and negotiations stalled, ...