A former SAS soldier who became a national hero following the 1980 Iranian Embassy siege said today the only terrorist to survive the raid should still be in prison - as he slammed his local council for leaving him homeless. ‘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 30th 1980. Afterwards, one SAS hero was awarded the George Medal and four others were given the Queen’s Gallantry Medal but Curry was not one of them. After the Iranian Embassy siege he served with the SAS in the Falklands War and Northern Ireland.

Source: Daily Mail January 22, 2018 09:14 UTC