Military Operations
Operation Nimrod
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Operation Nimrod was the British Special Air Service assault that ended the Iranian Embassy siege in London on 5 May 1980. Two SAS teams stormed the embassy at 16 Prince's Gate, one abseiling from the roof and the other blasting through first-floor windows, in a raid lasting seventeen minutes. The assault rescued all but one of the remaining hostages and killed five of the six gunmen; one SAS soldier was wounded.
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Operation TypeSpecial-forces hostage rescue 1 Location16 Prince's Gate, South Kensington, London, United Kingdom 1 ParticipantsBritish Special Air Service, B Squadron, under Lieutenant-Colonel Michael Rose 1 ObjectiveRescue the remaining hostages held by gunmen at the Iranian Embassy after they began killing captives 1 OutcomeAll but one remaining hostage were rescued; five of six hostage-takers were killed and one captured; one SAS soldier was wounded 1 Cross-Tradition Connections
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Operation Nimrod, the 1980 Iranian Embassy siege in London, was ended by the Special Air Service of the British Army
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