駐英イラン大使館占拠事件
A [b][[historical event]][/b] that took place from 30 April to 5 May [[1980]], after a group of six [[gun|armed]] men stormed the [[Iran]]ian embassy on Prince's Gate in South Kensington, [[London]]. The [[terrorist|gunmen]] were [[Iran]]ian Arab [[terrorist]]s campaigning for sovereignty of Khuzestan Province. They took 26 [[hostage]]s, including embassy staff, several visitors, and a [[police]] officer. 

By the sixth day, the gunmen proceed to [[murder|kill]] a hostage and [[throwing|threw]] his [[corpse|body]] out of the embassy on the evening. The [[Special Air Service]] (SAS) initiated "Operation Nimrod" to rescue the hostages, abseiling from the roof and forcing entry through the [[window]]s. During the 17-minute raid they rescued all but one of the remaining hostages and killed five of the six hostage-takers. The sole remaining gunman served 27 years in [[prison]].

The SAS raid became the subject of multiple documentaries and works of fiction, including several films and TV series.

h1. See also
* [[Cold War]]
* [[H&K MP5]]
* [[Tag Group:History]]

h1. External links
* "Wikipedia: Iranian Embassy siege":https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iranian_Embassy_siege
1980 iranian embassy siege