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Iranian Embassy Siege

On the 5th of May 1980, British special forces stormed Iran's Embassy in London. Iranian separatists had been holding hostages there for six days. Events were played out in front of tv cameras. Louise Hidalgo has been listening to accounts of that day.

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Wed 5 May 2010 22:50GMT

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