Iranian Embassy siege (1980)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Iranian_Embassy_siege_(1980)
GPTKB entity
Statements (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:castle
gptkbp:arrested gptkb:Fowzi_Nejad
gptkbp:broadcastOn Yes
gptkbp:buildingDamaged Yes
gptkbp:casualties 2 hostages, 5 gunmen
gptkbp:commemoratedBy Documentaries
Dramatizations
Film '6 Days' (2017)
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:endDate 1980-05-05
gptkbp:hostageNationality gptkb:Iranian
British
Other
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Iranian Embassy siege (1980)
gptkbp:injuries 2
gptkbp:location gptkb:London
gptkbp:mediaCoverage Extensive, live on television
gptkbp:notableAchievement Changes in UK counter-terrorism policy
Increased SAS reputation
gptkbp:notableFor SAS storming the embassy
gptkbp:notableParticipant gptkb:PC_Trevor_Lock
SAS Blue Team
SAS Red Team
gptkbp:notableShow BBC live coverage
ITN live coverage
Worldwide news coverage
gptkbp:notableSurvivor gptkb:PC_Trevor_Lock
gptkb:Sim_Harris
Mustapha Karkouti
gptkbp:numberOfHostages 26
gptkbp:perpetrator gptkb:Democratic_Revolutionary_Front_for_the_Liberation_of_Arabistan
gptkbp:relatedEvent gptkb:Khuzestan_conflict
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Iran–United_Kingdom_relations
gptkb:Iranian_Revolution
gptkbp:requires Autonomy for Khuzestan Province
Release of Arab prisoners in Iran
gptkbp:solvedBy gptkb:Special_Air_Service_(SAS)
gptkbp:startDate 1980-04-30
gptkbp:target gptkb:Iranian_Embassy,_London
gptkbp:technology Coordinated assault
Explosive entry
Flashbang grenades
SAS abseiling from roof
gptkbp:weapon Explosives
Pistols
Submachine guns
Hand grenades
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Iranian_Embassy,_London
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7