Iranian Embassy siege - Wikipedia
WEBThe British Special Air Service (SAS) initiated "Operation Nimrod" to rescue the remaining hostages, abseiling from the roof and forcing entry through the windows. During the 17-minute raid they rescued all but one of the remaining hostages and killed five of …
Dramatic Hostage Rescue In London: The 1980 Iranian Embassy …
WEBApr 29, 2020 · The dramatic six-day siege ended when elite British SAS troops stormed the building to rescue the remaining 19 hostages. Five of the gunmen were killed. They were members of a dissident Iranian...
Operation NIMROD: The siege of Iranian embassy in London
WEBOct 19, 2023 · 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 building of the Iranian Embassy in London, which was occupied by terrorists killing six terrorists and capturing one.
The siege of the Iranian embassy ended the old world of the SAS …
WEBSep 12, 2024 · Just six days before the London siege began, a rescue operation by equally well-trained US special forces to rescue 52 American diplomats and others taken hostage in Tehran had ended in...
The Day The SAS Became Famous: Operation Nimrod And The …
WEBMay 5, 2018 · At 11:30 am on Wednesday, April 30, 1980, the terrorists’ very first hostage was drinking coffee inside the front door of the Embassy with the concierge. His name was PC Trevor Lock and he was on guard duty.
SAS storm Iranian embassy in London: May 1980 - BBC News
WEBJun 17, 2014 · Special forces from the SAS storm the Iranian embassy in central London in May 1980. The raid brought to a dramatic end a tense hostage stand-off which had lasted almost a week.
Iranian Embassy siege - National Army Museum
WEBOne of the most famous counter-terrorism operations in British history took place in May 1980. Gunmen overran the Iranian Embassy in London and took hostages. After a tense siege, the crisis was resolved when the building was stormed by the Special Air Service in front of the world's media.
John McAleese: The SAS soldier who was the man behind the mask - BBC
WEBAug 26, 2021 · The man in black was Sergeant John McAleese - who led the frontal assault that brought a dramatic end to the hostage crisis that had been gripping the nation for six days.
Operation Nimrod: Iranian Embassay Raid Raised SAS Profile
WEBMay 14, 2021 · The hostage-rescue operation was over in just 17 minutes. The terrorists killed one hostage before the SAS operators could intervene, while two others being held were wounded during the...
'6 Days' tells the story of a daring SAS raid to rescue hostages in London
WEBOct 22, 2020 · Nearly 30 hostages were being held for close to a week in the heart of Britain’s capital city — the target of an assault by a Middle Eastern separatist group who stormed the Iranian embassy .
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