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1980 Iranian Embassy Siege
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/1980_Iranian_Embassy_Siege
GPTKB entity
Statements (49)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
gptkb:castle
gptkbp:broadcastOn
yes
gptkbp:buildingDamaged
yes
gptkbp:casualties
1 terrorist captured
2 hostages killed
5 terrorists killed
gptkbp:category
gptkb:Iran–United_Kingdom_relations
1980 in London
Hostage taking in the United Kingdom
Special Air Service operations
Terrorist incidents in London
gptkbp:commanded
gptkb:Lieutenant_Colonel_Michael_Rose
gptkbp:country
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:endDate
1980-05-05
gptkbp:hostagesReleased
5
gptkbp:hostagesRescued
19
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
1980 Iranian Embassy Siege
gptkbp:influenced
counter-terrorism tactics in UK
gptkbp:location
gptkb:Iranian_Embassy,_London
gptkbp:mediaCoverage
extensive, live on television
gptkbp:notableFor
SAS storming the embassy
gptkbp:notablePerson
gptkb:Lieutenant_Colonel_Michael_Rose
gptkb:Fowzi_Nejad
gptkb:PC_Trevor_Lock
gptkb:Robin_Horsfall
gptkb:Tom_Morrell
gptkb:John_McAleese
gptkb:Rusty_Firmin
Ilich Ramírez Sánchez (Carlos the Jackal, indirectly)
gptkbp:numberOfHostages
2
26
gptkbp:numberOfPerpetrators
6
gptkbp:perpetrator
gptkb:Democratic_Revolutionary_Front_for_the_Liberation_of_Arabistan
gptkbp:relatedTo
gptkb:Iran–Iraq_War
gptkb:Khuzestan_conflict
gptkbp:requires
autonomy for Khuzestan Province
release of prisoners in Iran
gptkbp:responseForce
gptkb:Special_Air_Service_(SAS)
gptkbp:result
British victory
gptkbp:significance
first major SAS operation seen by public
gptkbp:startDate
1980-04-30
gptkbp:subjectOf
gptkb:6_Days_(film)
gptkb:Go!_Go!_Go!_(book)
gptkb:SAS:_The_Iranian_Embassy_Siege_(docudrama)
gptkb:The_Embassy_Siege_(book)
gptkb:The_Iranian_Embassy_Siege_(documentary)
The Final Option (film, inspired by event)
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:Iranian_Embassy_Siege
gptkbp:bfsLayer
6