PC awarded medal for bravery in Iranian embassy siege dies aged 85 https://ift.tt/eIMk9Ay Nadeem Badshah Trevor Lock tackled leader of 1980 siege and saved life of SAS soldier after he was among 26 taken hostage A police officer who received a medal for bravery for his heroics during the Iranian embassy siege in London in 1980 has died aged 85. Trevor Lock and 24 of the hostages were freed after a six-day standoff between members of a dissident Iranian group and the SAS at the building in Kensington. Continue reading... https://ift.tt/Jt9OGhl April 02, 2025 at 12:16AM

Trevor Lock tackled leader of 1980 siege and saved life of SAS soldier after he was among 26 taken hostage

A police officer who received a medal for bravery for his heroics during the Iranian embassy siege in London in 1980 has died aged 85.

Trevor Lock and 24 of the hostages were freed after a six-day standoff between members of a dissident Iranian group and the SAS at the building in Kensington.

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