Iranian Embassy Sas Team. Tom macdonald was a key member of the elite special forces team drafted in after the. A scots special forces hero who played a key role in the iranian embassy hostage crisis has died at the age of 71.
They joined forces in 1980 as members of the masked black clad sas squad that stormed london s iranian embassy in a jaw dropping display of british courage. A sas hero who rescued hostages in the 1980 iranian embassy siege has died aged 71 after a battle with cancer. Tom macdonald was part of the sas team which was drafted in after arab.
They joined forces in 1980 as members of the masked black clad sas squad that stormed london s iranian embassy in a jaw dropping display of british courage.
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. After the sas team stormed the embassy live on tv they killed five dissidents from the democratic revolutionary front for the liberation of arabistan a group opposed to ayatollah khomeini s rule. A sas hero who rescued hostages in the 1980 iranian embassy siege has died aged 71 after a battle with cancer. Tom macdonald was a key member of the elite special forces team drafted in after the.