3 killed after attacking British Embassy in Iraq
June 20, 1980
Baghdad, Iraq
Three armed men were killed after storming the British Embassy here Thursday, the official Iraqi News Agency said. It said the gunmen took up positions within the embassy and started shooting and hurled two grenades indiscriminately , but held no embassy staff hostage. No other persons were killed or injured in the incident. At this writing, the identity of the attackers was not known.