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Hostages' Own Story of the Tehran Embassy Seizure
The 444 day hostage crisis began with screaming protesters breaching the gates of the U S Tehran embassy. Staff endured beatings, confinement, and threats as Iranians overwhelmed the chancery, seized personnel, and dragged captives into the basement and vaults while attempts to resist proved futile.
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Ine
Iran
Tehran
Tabriz
Qom
Isfahan
U.S
Fehran
Persia
Alborz
United States
Tran
Walter L. Cutler
William H. Sullivan
Washington
Cutler
B. Bruce Linngen
Foreign Service
Michael Ho T Hawland
Truman Fore
Foroughy Avenue
Kennedy
James M. Lopez
Chancery
Westley Williams
Williams
Alan B. Golacinski
Laingen
Foreign Ministry
Golacinski
State Department
John W. Limbert Jr
Charles Jones Jr
John J. McKeel Jr
McKeel
Jones
Frederick J
Kupke