Iranian Embassy Siege
siege that took place in London from 30 April to 5 May 1980
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Summary
Iranian Embassy Siege is a hostage taking[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of hostage taking entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10,225 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Country: United Kingdom[3]
- Instance of: siege[4]
- Location: South Kensington[5]
- Part of: Arab separatism in Khuzestan[6], Thatcherism[7]
- Target: Embassy of Iran, London[8]
- Start time: April 30, 1980[9]
- End time: May 5, 1980[10]
- Participant: Democratic Revolutionary Front for the Liberation of Arabistan[11], Special Air Service[12], United Kingdom[13], Peter de la Billière[14], John Dellow[15], Michael Rose[16], John McAleese[17]
- Number of deaths: 2[18], 5[19]
- Number of participants: 6[20], 26[21]
- Number of injured: 2[22]
- Described by source: The Operations Room[23]
- Number of arrests: 1[24]
- Class of object(s) of occurrence: embassy[25]
Why It Matters
Iranian Embassy Siege has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26] It is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]