Iranian Embassy siege May 5th 1980 London UK 1980s Simon 'Sim' Harris escaping from the building. England HOMER SYKES

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Homer Sykes / Alamy Stock Photo

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AXT073

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5137 x 3390 px | 43.5 x 28.7 cm | 17.1 x 11.3 inches | 300dpi

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May 1980

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Princes Gate, London Uk

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On the first floor of the Iranian Embassy a bomb explodes SAS team kill 5 Iranian gunmen. Sim Harris a BBC sound recordist making his escape across the first-floor balcony, as ordered by the masked SAS trooper (far right and centre next to Mr Harris )

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