The country held its breath for six days when six armed terrorists held 26 hostages insiade the Iranian Embassy in London. The gunmen, all members of Arabs of KSA Group, demanded the release of Arab ...

One of the SAS heroes of the Iranian Embassy siege is selling his medals 45 years later for thousands of pounds. Acting Warrant Officer David Beddow was one of the 32 soldiers who stormed the building ...

An SAS hero of the Iranian Embassy siege has been left homeless and penniless. SAS Sergeant Bob Curry was one of the first commandos to break into the London building where 26 hostages were being held ...

The SAS storm the Iranian Embassy ending a six-day siege, May 1980 - PA Images / Alamy Stock Photo In March 1980, six Iranian men flew into London and rented a flat in Earl’s Court, a packed itinerary ...

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May 5, 1980: SAS crack troops ended the Iranian embassy siege 33 years ago today - as millions around the world watched the hostage crisis in London dramatically unfold. Members of the elite regiment ...

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[ obituary ] (via UK's Telegraph) John McAleese, who died on August 26 aged 61, led the SAS team that ended the Iranian embassy siege in central London in 1980, an event watched live on television by ...

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The policeman who became a hero of the infamous Iranian embassy siege of 1980 has died aged 85. PC Trevor Lock became the de facto leader of the 26 hostages, an intermediary between the terrorists and ...

Army badges stolen from an SAS hero hailed for his role in ending the Iranian Embassy siege have been returned to his family. The SAS and Parachute Regiment cap badges belonged to John McAleese and ...