Only surviving terrorist behind iranian embassy siege lives. Aug 28, 2011 the scots sas hero who led the storming of the iranian embassy has died on holiday in greece. The iranian embassy siege took place from 30 april to 5 may 1980, after a group of six armed men stormed the iranian embassy on princes gate in south kensington, london the gunmen, members of arabs of ksa group campaigning for arab national sovereignty in the southern iranian region of khuzestan province, took 26 people hostagemostly embassy staff, but also several visitors, as well. Thirtyfive years ago today millions watched as live tv broadcast the sas storming the iranian embassy in london. Six days later the sas ended the siege, killing five terrorists and capturing one. Sep 08, 2011 john mcaleese was the first man in when the sas stormed the iranian embassy in london in may 1980, live on television, putting an end to six days of tension in which the building was held by. Soldier i sas, pete winner sas,soldier i, sas, pete snapper winner, battle of mirbat, operation nimrod, iranian embassy siege, andy mcnab, rusty firmin, tommy tobin, who dares wins, lofty wiseman,tak, sekonaia takavesi,pete snapper winner, also known as soldier i, is a retired sas soldier, having served and fought at what are among the regiments most iconic battles, the battle of mirbat,the.
The iranian embassy siege took place from 30 april to 5 may 1980, after a group of six armed men stormed the iranian embassy on princes gate in south kensington, london the gunmen, members of arabs of ksa group campaigning for arab national sovereignty in the southern iranian region of khuzestan province, took 26 people hostagemostly embassy staff, but also several visitors, as well as a. Based on the iranian embassy siege of 1980, this actionthriller dramatizes a sixday standoff between armed iranian arabs and sas soldiers ready for a counterattack. Story of how me and the late john mcaleese mm met part 1. Sas iranian embassy siege hero john mcaleese has died at 62 two years after his son was killed by an ied blast in afghanistan. Oct 20, 2009 on 30 april 1980 six terrorists seized iranian embassy in london and took 26 hostages. John mcaleese was born on 25 april 1949 in scotland. Published on nov 25, 2017 john thomas mac mcaleese, mm 25th april 1949 26yj august 2011 was a british army soldier who led an sas team which stormed the iranian. A terrorist jailed for his part in the iranian embassy sas siege now enjoys a cushy lifestyle on uk benefits. Exsas soldier john mcaleese, who took part in the raid ending the iranian embassy siege in 1980, has died. My small tribute to the brave sas soldier john mcaleese who sadly died of a heart attack in greece. Aug 28, 2011 sas iranian embassy siege hero john mcaleese has died at 62 two years after his son was killed by an ied blast in afghanistan. He led crack unit which saved 19 hostages and killed five terrorists in rescue shown on live tv.
John mcaleese was the first man in when the sas stormed the iranian embassy in london in may 1980, live on television, putting an end to six days of tension in which the building was held by. He lives off benefits and is on disability because he has a bad back. On 5 may 1980, the world looked on as the sas brought the iranian embassy siege to a bloody end in london. Aug 29, 2011 millions of television viewers watched mr mcaleese and his team, dressed in black, storm the embassy on 5 may 1980 to end the sixday siege within 15 minutes of entering. Medals stolen from iranian embassy siege sas hero returned to.
May 01, 2017 a terrorist jailed for his part in the iranian embassy sas siege now enjoys a cushy lifestyle on uk benefits. John thomas mac mcaleese, mm 25 april 1949 26 august 2011 was a scottish soldier who took part in several late 20th century conflicts with the british armys royal engineers and the special air service regiment, including the storming of the iranian embassy in london during a hostage taking siege incident in may 1980. John mcaleese led the blackclad sas team which blew its way into the iranian embassy in londons south kensington, overlooking hyde park, on 5 may 1980 to free hostages held by an iranian. Sas blue team back door assault team leader, iranian embassy siege, sas b squadron, hq squadron 23 sas permanent staff instructor, 29 commando regiment royal artillery, security consultant, close protection operative, security manager and advisor, author, speaker and consultant. Request concerning the iranian embassy siege file number file title crn 77 00660008010 inquest on terrorist killed in siege of iranian embassy img 80 00450205016 iranian demonstrators local embassy staff qpe 80 0015003 siege of the iranian embassy. He was part of the sas team which raided the iranian embassy in london in may 1980, during operation nimrod. Aug 30, 2011 image caption john mcaleese, known as johnny mac, was one of the first into the embassy.
Millions of television viewers watched mr mcaleese and his team, dressed in black, storm the embassy on 5 may 1980 to end the sixday siege within 15 minutes of entering. Aug 29, 2011 daughter tells how sas hero john mcaleese died of a broken heart he was the toughest of the tough and became famous for leading an elite sas team in storming the iranian embassy 30 years ago. Friends say mcaleese who guarded prime ministers and royalty. The sas and parachute regiment cap badges belonged to john mcaleese. With chris cramer, john dellow, sim harris, robin horsfall. Mr mcaleese, who was in his early 60s, died on friday in thessaloniki, greece, the. The iranian embassy siege took place from 30 april to 5 may 1980, after a group of six armed men stormed the iranian embassy in south kensington, london. John mcaleese led the blackclad sas team which blew its way into the iranian embassy in londons south kensington, overlooking hyde.
John thomas mac mcaleese, mm 25 april 1949 26 august 2011 was a scottish soldier who took part in several late 20th century conflicts with the british armys royal engineers and the special air service regiment, including the storming of the iranian embassy in london during a hostage taking siege. It was the operation that propelled the sas into the public eye and firmly established them as the worlds best counterterrorist unit. John mcaleese, who died on august 26 aged 61, led the sas team that ended the iranian embassy siege in central london in 1980, an event. On 30 april 1980 six terrorists seized iranian embassy in london and took 26 hostages. Who dares wins squad which saved 19 hostages and ended the may 1980 standoff at the iranian embassy. Jan 05, 2017 the iranian embassy siege of 1980 was a siege of the iranian embassy in london after it had been taken over by iranian arab separatists.
The iranian embassy siege took place from 30 april to 5 may 1980, spring op popular of course maybe the the ones that are supposed to blossom. Six days earlier, met police ch insp max vernon had received a phone call summoning his hostage negotiation skills. Aug 17, 2017 an sas hero of the iranian embassy siege is selling his medals for. The siege began five days ago when six gunmen took over the iranian embassy in kensington. Army badges stolen from an sas hero hailed for his role in ending the iranian embassy siege have been returned to his family. Aug 30, 2011 exsas soldier john mcaleese, who took part in the raid ending the iranian embassy siege in 1980, has died. Iranian embassy siege two members of the sas prepared to storm the building to free the remaining 19 hostages, may 1980. Six iranian separatists took over the embassy and demanded the release of 91 political prisoners held in iran as well as an aircraft to take them and 26 hostages out of the uk. John mac mcaleese, who was 61, took charge of the elite squad who blew out the besieged buildings. Daughter tells how sas hero john mcaleese died of a broken heart he was the toughest of the tough and became famous for leading an elite sas. Terrorist jailed for part in iranian embassy siege is living. Warrant officer ian white is also auctioning a neverbeforeseen copy of annotated floor.
May 05, 2010 on 5 may 1980, the world looked on as the sas brought the iranian embassy siege to a bloody end in london. This documentary uses original footage as well as interviews with sas agents, hostages and negotiators to take a look at the 1980 iranian hostage crisis. Fowzi nejad, 61, cannot be sent back to iran so instead lives off handouts in peckham. Iranian embassy siege 30 april to 5 may 1980 belfast child. The gunmen, members of an iranian arab group campaigning for arab national sovereignty in the southern iranian region of khuzestan province, took 26 people hostagemostly embassy staff, but also several visitors as well as a police. Sas hero john mcaleeses daughter slams vile and hurtful. The scots sas hero who led the storming of the iranian embassy has died on holiday in greece. The iranian embassy was sieged and its employees were taken as hostages in the standoff with police. An sas veteran relives the iranian embassy siege forces tv. It is with heavy heart that we announce the death of petes friend and comrade john mcaleese mm, yesterday 26 august 2011. Sas blue team backdoor assault team leader, iranian embassy siege, sas b sqn, hq sqn 23 sas permanent staff instructor, 29 commando regiment royal artillery security consultant, close protection operative, security manager, advisor, author, speaker and consultant. The storming of the iranian embassy in the heart of london at the culmi nation of a sixday siege in april 1980 was as brief as it was brutal.
On 5th may 1980, the special air service sas stormed the iranian embassy in london, ending a sixday siege. Even so, if you can update or improve it, please do so. Sas iran embassy siege hero john mcaleeses family reunited with. Sas iran embassy siege hero john mcaleeses family reunited. Soldier i sas, pete winner sas,soldier i, sas, pete snapper winner, battle of mirbat, operation nimrod, iranian embassy siege, andy mcnab, rusty firmin, tommy tobin, who dares wins, lofty wiseman,tak, sekonaia takavesi,pete snapper winner, also known as soldier i, is a retired sas soldier, having served and fought at what are among the regiments most iconic battles. Daughter tells how sas hero john mcaleese died of a broken. Youtubesas the other members tried to help him free while the commanding sas officer acted quickly and issued an order to the rest of the assault teams to proceed with the mission without cutting loose the member of red team who stuck above the balcony. Tom macdonald, hero of the iranian embassy siege and veteran of the parachute. John mcaleese, 60, became an iconic symbol of the sas after millions of tv viewers watched him blast open a window during the storming of the embassy to end a siege there 31 years ago.
Image caption john mcaleese, known as johnny mac, was one of the first into the embassy. The group seized the embassy with the aim of demanding independence for iranian arabs in the khuzestan province. His heroic actions allowed a crack squad of four sas soldiers to enter the. The siege was ended when the special air service sas, a. The heroes of the 1980 iranian embassy siege good morning. Thus john dellow, the ranking police officer at the embassy, signed over control of. The iranian embassy siege took place from 30 april to 5 may 1980, after a group of six armed. Til in the aftermath of the iranian embassy siege in london. Sas iranian embassy hero john mcaleese dead at 62 mirror. Til in the aftermath of the iranian embassy siege in london an sas trooper tried to take the only surviving gunman, fowzi nejad, back into the building to shoot him, but changed his mind when he realised the raid was being broadcast on live television.
After youd had a chat with them, you were mentally exhausted. With jamie bell, mark strong, abbie cornish, martin shaw. The gunmen took 26 people hostagemostly embassy staff, but several visitors and a police officer. He also loves a night out in the west end, an anonymous source, claiming to be a friend of nejad, told the murdochowned sun newspaper. John mcaleese, leader of sas team that ended 1980 siege of iranian embassy in lo those who knew john mcaleese agree that if ever you were in a. Even those books about military operations, like this one about a 1980 siege of the iranian embassy in london by a revolutionary group supporting increased autonomy for the oilproducing arab minority region of iran known as arabistan, spends a great deal of attention focusing on issues of the armament of the hostagetaking terrorists, the sas. It is a comprehensive, detailed and gripping account of an unforgettable sixday drama that shook britain and the wider world to the core. After nearly 14 years as a gutted wreck that often reflected the state of angloiranian relations, the iranian embassy in london was reinaugurated yesterday. May 19, 2017 sas iranian embassy siege no commentary.
Jul 23, 2002 iranian embassy siege two members of the sas prepared to storm the building to free the remaining 19 hostages, may 1980. He was a member of the british army and sas special air service. Apr 10, 2016 sas iran embassy siege hero john mcaleese s family reunited with stolen army mementoes. The heroes of the 1980 iranian embassy siege tuesday 21 november 5. Apr 29, 2010 the moment i ended the iranian embassy siege. May 03, 2017 the group seized the embassy with the aim of demanding independence for iranian arabs in the khuzestan province. British hostage ron morris is interviewed by kate adie and describes the dramaatic scenes.
Drawing on original and unseen source material from exsas soldier rusty firmin, the police and the british government, go. The attackers, iranian citizens from arab minority, declared that they were part of democratic revolutionary front of liberation of arabistan drfla, one of groups fighting for separation of their homeland, khuzestan province, from iran. Comments in april of 1980, six men comprised of a minority arab population from southern iran broke into irans london embassy and took its employees and visitors hostage, and demanded the release of 91 political prisoners currently being held in iranian jails. Leader of the sas team that ended the 1980 siege of the iranian embassy in london photo. The moment i ended the iranian embassy siege express. Sas iran embassy siege hero john mcaleeses family reunited with stolen army mementoes. It was an event that brought together two significant trends of the 20 th century the growing importance of specialist units such as the sas, and the increasing prevalence of news media directly reporting on military action. The iranian embassy siege of 1980 was a siege of the iranian embassy in london after it had been taken over by iranian arab separatists. Most of their hostages were fellow iranians but also included embassy police guard pc trevor lock, bbc sound man sim harris, bbc news organiser chris cramer and tourists who had stopped by to collect visas. Mcaleese who led an elite sas team to foil terrorists during the famous iranian embassy siege had retired to greece where he was living when his soldier son paul, 29, died in a bomb blast in. Shortly thereafter, general sir john harding the commanderinchief far east land. Iranian embassy siege heros widow took her own life daily mail. A britishnew zealand production, it is based on the 1980 iranian embassy siege in london and stars jamie bell, abbie cornish, mark strong and martin shaw.
On april 30th, 1980 six armed iranian men stormed the iranian embassy in london taking twentysix people hostage. No quotes approved yet for the iranian embassy siege. John mcaleese storms the iranian embassy, ending the sixday siege. Iran reopens embassy wrecked in 1980 siege the independent. John thomas mac mcaleese, mm 25 april 1949 26 august 2011 was a british army soldier who led an sas team which stormed the iranian embassy in london in may 1980 to end the iranian embassy siege operation nimrod. John mcaleese, leader of sas team that ended 1980 siege of iranian embassy in lo those who knew john mcaleese agree that if ever you were in a spot of bother he was the man you would. Iranian embassy siege heros widow whose stepson was killed in. The iranian embassy siege movie quotes rotten tomatoes.