An SAS hero who was the first to climb inside during the Iranian Embassy siege was placed in a hostel with addicts and offenders - all while the terrorist jailed for his role in the siege enjoys a 'playboy' lifestyle funded by benefits. ‘He eliminated targets in the Iranian embassy. The Iranian embassy siege: The day the SAS emerged from the shadows The siege began when a group of six gunmen stormed into the Iranian embassy in South Kensington, London, on April 30, 1980. They took mostly embassy staff hostage but among them was BBC sound recordist Sim Harris who was at the embassy to get a visa. After the Iranian Embassy siege he served with the SAS in the Falklands War and Northern Ireland.

Source: Daily Mail January 19, 2018 09:09 UTC