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Inside the six-day siege that changed Britain

2024/10/3
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On April 30, 1980, six gunmen stormed the Iranian embassy in London, taking everyone inside hostage. The ensuing siege would change the course of history. But what really happened behind barricaded doors? In a new book, Ben Macintyre tells the real story of those six days for the first time.

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**Guest: **Ben Macintyre, author of The Siege: The Remarkable Story of the Greatest SAS Hostage Drama.

**Host: **Manveen Rana.

**Clips: **BBC, ITV.

**Photo: **Times Media Ltd.

**Further reading: **How the SAS were ordered to end Iranian siege)

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