Contemporary era · 1980

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 on Prince's Gate in South Kensington, London.

Iranian Embassy siege
Iranian Embassy siege · Steve White2008, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
When
30 Apr 1980 – 5 May 1980
Where
South Kensington
Era
Contemporary

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Before and after

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