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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