Iranian Embassy Siege

When

30 Apr 1980 – 5 May 1980

Kind

Siege

Coordinates

51.50° N, 0.17° W

Description

siege that took place in London from 30 April to 5 May 1980

1980 hostage situation in London

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.

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• Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Iranian Embassy siege: Six Iranian-born terrorists take over the Iranian embassy in London, England”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (German), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “In London beginnt die Geiselnahme in der iranischen Botschaft”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “début de la prise d’otages de l’ambassade iranienne à Londres”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Arabic), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “حصار السفارة الإيرانية في الفترة ما بين 30 أبريل و5 مايو”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page