Final day of the Iranian Embassy Siege in London. Two SO19 officers stand on the balcony of the building adjacent to the Embassy, after SAS soldiers threw thunder flashes through the window to stun the hostages and terrorists inside and end the siege.

  • 1980s Culture and Society
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Title
Final day of the Iranian Embassy Siege in London. Two SO19 officers stand on the balcony of the building adjacent to the Embassy, after SAS soldiers threw thunder flashes through the window to stun the hostages and terrorists inside and end the siege.
Date
05 May 1980
Copyright and Source Archive
Material sourced from Mirrorpix.
Mirrorpix Source
Daily Mirror
Creator
Mike Lloyd, Richard Reed, Bill R
Document Type
  • Photograph
Theme
  • Conflict and Disasters
  • Politics and Rise of Conservatism
  • Health and Social Issues