IRA Siege in London: Provisionals Take Hostages While Fleeing Police
Four IRA gunmen fleeing a botched attack took a middle-aged couple hostage in their Balcombe Street flat, beginning a six-day standoff that paralyzed central London. The siege ended without casualties when the gunmen surrendered after hearing that the SAS had been called in, and the incident shifted British counterterrorism strategy toward specialized hostage response units.
December 6, 1975
51 years ago
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