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Crime - Iranian Embassy Siege - London

Crime - Iranian Embassy Siege - London Stock Photo

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PA Images / Alamy Stock Photo

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G5T7MK

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2242 x 1637 px | 38 x 27.7 cm | 14.9 x 10.9 inches | 150dpi

Date taken:

6 May 1980

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LONDON UK

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Overjoyed after his ordeal during the six-day siege at the Iranian embassy in London, PC Trevor Lock hugs his wife, Doreen, during a Press conference at Scotland Yard. PC Lock, was one of the 19 hostages released when the siege was brought to an end, he was reported to have shown tremendous courage during the embassy rescue attack.

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