Iranian students praying to Mecca near Iranian Embassy
May 01, 1980 - May 1st 1980 ARAB GUNMEN THREATEN TO BLOW-UP IRAN EMBASSY in LONDON Three gunmen holding about hostages, which includes a policeman and two members of the staff of the BBC in the Iranian Embassy in London last night.As Armed police surrounded the Embassy in Princes Gate, Kensington, the gunmen threatened to blow-up the building and kill the hostages if their demand are not met by noon today.They are members of dissident Iranian group of the Martyr.They are demanding the release of 91 Arabs being held prisoner in Iran and that they should be flown to London.This request has been refused by Iran. PHOTO SHOWS: Iranian students, who offered themselves as hostages, praying to Mecca near the Embassy in London last night
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