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At 7:24pm on this day in 1980, B Squadron of 22 SAS stormed the Iranian embassy in London, ending a six-day siege. At the time of the assault, there were twenty-one hostages and six terrorists in the embassy. One hostage and five terrorists were killed. Twenty hostages were rescued, and one terrorist was captured and subsequently sentenced to life imprisonment. https://russellphillips.uk/product/operation-nimrod-the-iranian-embassy-siege/ #histodons #MilitaryHistory #history @history @militaryhistory @histodons