Worst Embassy Attacks

On Sept. 17, militants launched the worst attack on a U.S. embassy in a decade, killing 17 people with car bombs, machine gun fire and grenades. It's not the first time an embassy has been used to send a message to (or blackmail) a representative country and sadly, it probably won't be the last.
Kate Pickert

U.S. Embassy in Iran

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November 4, 1979-January 21, 1981
Iranian students stormed the U.S. embassy in Tehran, took hostage all 63 Americans inside and demanded the U.S. deliver the Shah, who had recently been overthrown and was in New York for medical treatment. After 444 tense days — during which an attempt to rescue the hostages by force failed — the Americans were freed. The release came minutes after Ronald Reagan was inaugurated as president.

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