Iranian Embassy siege
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The Iranian Embassy siege was a 1980 hostage crisis in London that ended with a high-profile counterterrorism assault by the British Special Air Service (SAS), broadcast live on television.
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Target entity: Iranian Embassy siege Context triple: [Special Air Service, notableOperation, Iranian Embassy siege]
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Black September conflict
The Black September conflict was a violent confrontation in 1970–1971 between the Jordanian government and Palestinian armed organizations that reshaped the Palestinian resistance movement and regional politics in the Middle East.
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Mayaguez incident
The Mayaguez incident was a 1975 confrontation between the United States and Cambodia in which U.S. forces attempted to rescue the crew of the seized American merchant ship SS Mayaguez, often regarded as one of the last official battles of the Vietnam War era.
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Operation al-Fajr
Operation al-Fajr was the U.S.-led November 2004 offensive to retake the Iraqi city of Fallujah from insurgent forces during the Iraq War.
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Lockerbie bombing diplomatic crisis
The Lockerbie bombing diplomatic crisis was the prolonged international standoff in the 1990s and early 2000s over Libya’s responsibility for the 1988 Pan Am Flight 103 bombing, involving UN sanctions, negotiations over suspects’ trials, and eventual compensation agreements.
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Iranian Revolution
The Iranian Revolution was a 1979 popular uprising that overthrew the Pahlavi monarchy and established the Islamic Republic under Ayatollah Khomeini.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Iranian Embassy siege Target entity description: The Iranian Embassy siege was a 1980 hostage crisis in London that ended with a high-profile counterterrorism assault by the British Special Air Service (SAS), broadcast live on television.
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A.
Black September conflict
The Black September conflict was a violent confrontation in 1970–1971 between the Jordanian government and Palestinian armed organizations that reshaped the Palestinian resistance movement and regional politics in the Middle East.
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B.
Mayaguez incident
The Mayaguez incident was a 1975 confrontation between the United States and Cambodia in which U.S. forces attempted to rescue the crew of the seized American merchant ship SS Mayaguez, often regarded as one of the last official battles of the Vietnam War era.
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C.
Operation al-Fajr
Operation al-Fajr was the U.S.-led November 2004 offensive to retake the Iraqi city of Fallujah from insurgent forces during the Iraq War.
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Lockerbie bombing diplomatic crisis
The Lockerbie bombing diplomatic crisis was the prolonged international standoff in the 1990s and early 2000s over Libya’s responsibility for the 1988 Pan Am Flight 103 bombing, involving UN sanctions, negotiations over suspects’ trials, and eventual compensation agreements.
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E.
Iranian Revolution
The Iranian Revolution was a 1979 popular uprising that overthrew the Pahlavi monarchy and established the Islamic Republic under Ayatollah Khomeini.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
counter-terrorism operation
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hostage crisis ⓘ siege ⓘ terrorist incident ⓘ |
| broadcastOn |
BBC television services
ⓘ
surface form:
BBC television
ITN ⓘ |
| buildingOwner | Government of Iran ⓘ |
| casualties |
2 hostages killed
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5 hostage-takers killed ⓘ |
| category |
Attacks on diplomatic missions
ⓘ
Special Air Service ⓘ
surface form:
Special Air Service operations
Terrorist incidents in London ⓘ |
| city |
London, England
ⓘ
surface form:
London
|
| counterTerrorismUnit | Special Air Service ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| demand |
release of Arab prisoners in Iran
ⓘ
safe passage out of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| endDate | 1980-05-05 ⓘ |
| hasLanguageOfMediaCoverage |
Arabic
ⓘ
English ⓘ Persian ⓘ |
| headOfGovernmentAtTime | Margaret Thatcher ⓘ |
| hostageTaking | true ⓘ |
| involvedOrganization |
Metropolitan Police Service
ⓘ
surface form:
Metropolitan Police
Specialist Firearms Command ⓘ
surface form:
Metropolitan Police D11 firearms unit
Metropolitan Police Service ⓘ
surface form:
Metropolitan Police Special Patrol Group
|
| legalOutcome | surviving gunman convicted in UK court ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Prince's Gate, South Kensington, London ⓘ |
| location | Iranian Embassy in London ⓘ |
| motive |
autonomy for Khuzestan (Arabistan)
ⓘ
support for Arab Iranian separatism ⓘ |
| notableFor |
live televised SAS assault
ⓘ
public debut of SAS counter-terrorism capability ⓘ |
| numberOfDays | 6 ⓘ |
| numberOfHostages | 26 ⓘ |
| numberOfPerpetrators | 6 ⓘ |
| operationName | Operation Nimrod ⓘ |
| orderedBy |
UK government
ⓘ
surface form:
British government
|
| partOf | history of terrorism in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| perpetrator | Democratic Revolutionary Front for the Liberation of Arabistan ⓘ |
| perpetratorNationality | Arab Iranian ⓘ |
| result |
five of six gunmen killed
ⓘ
hostages rescued by British Special Air Service ⓘ one gunman captured alive ⓘ |
| startDate | 1980-04-30 ⓘ |
| survivingGunmanName | Fowzi Badavi Nejad ⓘ |
| target |
Iranian Embassy in London
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surface form:
Embassy of Iran in London
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| televisionCoverage | live ⓘ |
| typeOfBuilding | diplomatic mission ⓘ |
| year | 1980 ⓘ |
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Subject: Iranian Embassy siege Description of subject: The Iranian Embassy siege was a 1980 hostage crisis in London that ended with a high-profile counterterrorism assault by the British Special Air Service (SAS), broadcast live on television.
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