Iranian Embassy siege - Wikipedia
During the raid, the gunmen holding the male hostages opened fire on their captives, killing Ali Akbar Samadzadeh and wounding two others. The SAS began evacuating hostages, taking …
Operation Nimrod: The SAS, Iranian Embassy Siege, and the High …
Nov 22, 2024 · On April 30, 1980, six armed men from the Democratic Revolutionary Front for the Liberation of Arabistan (DRFLA) stormed the Iranian Embassy in London. Armed with machine …
Operation NIMROD: The siege of Iranian embassy in London
Oct 26, 2012 · Operation NIMROD was a successful hostage rescue operation executed by the British Special Air Service (SAS) on May 5, 1980. In less than 20 minutes, they overtook the …
Operation Nimrod - The Iranian Embassy Siege - eliteukforces.info
This excellent documentary takes a detailed look at the Iranian Embassy siege and the dramatic intervention by the SAS. Includes interviews with the SAS troopers who stormed the embassy, …
Operation Nimrod: How the Iranian Embassy Raid Raised the SAS …
May 15, 2021 · On April 30, 1980, a group of six Iranian terrorists stormed the Iranian Embassy in London and took the diplomatic staff and several bystanders hostages.
Operation Nimrod - Iranian Embassy Siege in London - SOF News
On April 30, 1980, Arab terrorists took hostages in the Iranian Embassy in London. The British SAS's Operation Nimrod ended the siege.
Operation Nimrod: The SAS Assault on the Iranian Embassy
Oct 9, 2016 · On the 30th April 1980, six armed men entered the Iranian embassy in London. Its inhabitants were taken hostage – staff and guests who included the ambassador, British …
BBC ON THIS DAY | 5 | 1980: SAS rescue ends Iran embassy siege - BBC News
The siege of the Iranian embassy in London has ended after a dramatic raid by SAS commandos. Five Iranian gunmen were killed and one was arrested. Nineteen hostages were set free but …
Operation Nimrod and the Iranian Embassy: The Day the SAS …
Six armed members of the Democratic Revolutionary Movement for the Liberation of Arabistan (DRFLA) attacked the Iranian embassy in London on April 30, 1980, capturing everyone …
The Iranian embassy siege, by the SAS hero behind the rescue
Shortly after 11am on Wednesday, April 30, 1980, six gunmen firing sub-machineguns and armed with grenades burst into the Iranian embassy at 16 Princes Gate and took 26 people hostage, …