SAS Hero of Iranian Embassy Raid DiesSAS hero John McAleese, who was involved in the dramatic raid that ended the 1980 siege on the Iranian Embassy in London, has died, the Foreign Office confirmed yesterday.Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales)...
Sjt McAleese's father, John, was involved a dramatic raid that ended a siege on the Iranian Embassy in London in 1980. He was watched by millions of television viewers as windows were blown out moments before the building was stormed and 19 hostages rescued from fanatical gunmen. Sjt McA...
Tributes to SAS Chief Who Masterminded Iranian Embassy Raid
An SAS hero who took part in the raid on the Iranian embassy was jailed yesterday for a plot to sell guns to criminals.Bob Scott admitted supplying a machine gun and dum-dum bullets to a policeman posing as an underworld gangster.He told Scott he needed weapons to scare off rival crooks...