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SAS may spill more secrets after telling all about Iranian embassy siege
The Special Air Service, Britain's most secret and storied military force, may be prepared to reveal more about its past ...
Jack Straw: The siege of the Iranian embassy ended the old world of the SAS forever
As Ben Macintyre’s gripping account of one of the most astonishing assaults to happen on British soil is released, former foreign secretary Jack Straw reflects on the impact of the siege on our own ...
A minute-by-minute account of how the SAS ended the Iranian Embassy siege
In March 1980, six Iranian men flew into London and rented a flat in Earl’s Court, a packed itinerary of shopping and hostage ...
Ben Macintyre’s ‘The Siege’ vividly recounts a hostage crisis
The best-selling author’s new book is about the standoff and eventual rescue operation in 1980 at the Iranian Embassy in ...
SAS hero of Iran embassy siege and daring Falklands raids dies
An SAS hero who took part in the Iranian embassy siege and helped in raids during the Falklands War has died aged 82. John ...
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SAS hero who took part in Iranian embassy siege and daring Falklands War raids dies aged 82
An SAS hero who took part in the infamous Iranian embassy siege and daring raids during the Falklands War has died aged 82. Warrant Officer John Thompson died on Saturday evening after a period ...
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Iranian embassy siege 40 years on: the day SAS came out of shadows
As moves begin to honour one of the Scots involved, Sandra Dick reflects on 40 years since SAS troops ended the Iranian Embassy siege. The white stucco facade of Princes Gate’s terraced ...
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'The Siege' takes an in-depth look at the 1980 takeover of London's Iranian embassy
On April 30, 1980 six armed men stormed the Iranian embassy in London. They took 26 embassy staff and visitors hostage. A six ...
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SAS hero, 82, who took part in Iranian embassy siege and daring Falklands War raids dies – as colleagues share tributes
The Iranian embassy siege took place from April to May of 1980 ... gunmen's full list of demands could not be met. Instead, the SAS would conduct a raid on the building to rescue the remaining ...
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SAS hero of Iran embassy siege and daring Falklands raids dies
An SAS hero who took part in the Iranian embassy siege and helped in raids during the Falklands War has died aged 82. John Thompson, warrant officer, died on Saturday evening after a period of ill ...
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SAS hero, 82, who took part in Iranian embassy siege and daring Falklands War raids dies – as colleagues share tributes
AN SAS hero who took part in the Iranian embassy siege and daring raids during the Falklands War has died. Warrant Officer John Thompson, 82, died on Saturday evening after a period of ill health.