On April 30, 1980, Iranian terrorists stormed Iran's Embassy in London and took two dozen hostages. After six tense days, the British SAS freed hostages with a daring raid captured on live television.

Today even medium-sized police forces have special units that can deal in hostage rescue operations, but 40 years ago this was anything but the norm. It all changed on April 30, 1980, when the Iranian ...

Follow UK's SAS operations during incidents such as 'Operation Nimrod', the Iranian Embassy siege in London in 1980. Each episode of Most Daring Missions will celebrate a real life assignment ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. On April 30, 1980, Iranian terrorists stormed Iran's Embassy in London and took two dozen hostages. After six tense days, the ...