Iranian Embassy Siege Sas Team Members. Members of the special air service sas enter the iranian embassy may 5 1980 to end a six day siege in central london. On the 30th april 1980 six armed men entered the iranian embassy in london.
They demanded the release of prisoners in khuzestan and their own safe passage out of the united kingdom. Team member for the bbc television series sas survival secrets team member for the bbc television series sas survival secrets. Hey there s an operation going on in london.
His group was responsible for the first and fifth floors while the assault team handled the floors in between.
John mcaleese leader of sas team that ended 1980 siege of i. Apparently the iranian embassy s just been hijacked by some terrorists. The terrorists were members of the democratic revolutionary front for the liberation of arabistan a group fighting for independence from iran for their home region. On the 30th april 1980 six armed men entered the iranian embassy in london.
