US EditionTrevor Lock, hero of Iranian embassy seige, dies aged 85
- Trevor Lock, the policeman involved in the Iranian Embassy siege, died at the age of 85.
- Lock was awarded the George Medal for his 'outstanding courage, sustained bravery, calmness, and devotion to duty' during the six-day hostage situation in 1980.
- He was noted for calming hostages and tackling the gunman during the SAS rescue operation.
- The hostage takers were Iranian-Arabs demanding prisoners' release and safe passage out of the UK.
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Hero Cop Trevor Lock who wrestled terrorist leader in six-day Iranian Embassy seige dies - The Mirror
PC Trevor Lock, 85, died on Sunday and was one of 26 hostages who were held by terrorists in 1980 inside the Iranian Embassy in London as part of a terrifying six-day seige
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Hero Iranian Embassy siege cop who grappled with terrorist leader dies at 85
A POLICE officer hero of the bloody 1980 Iranian Embassy siege has died at the age of 85. PC Trevor Lock was guarding the building in London’s South Kensington when terrorists took him and 25 others hostage. News Group Newspapers LtdPolice officer Trevor Lock, a hero of the bloody 1980 Iranian Embassy siege, has died at the age of 85[/caption] PC Lock with wife DoreenRex Features A six-day stand-off ended live on TV when the SAS stormed the emba…
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