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In 1980 gunmen held 26 people hostage at the Iranian embassy in London. After several days the SAS anti terrorist team went in and rescued the hostages and killed the gunmen. Notice how they all talked so posh on the TV in those days.
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As part of its special series on Veterans Al Jazeera visisted Sarajevo more than ten years on from one of the longest sieges in modern history.
The Bosnian capital is now at peace but the destructive efforts of war endure both physically and psychologically.
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The Siege of Sarajevo was the longest siege in the history of modern warfare, lasting from April 5, 1992 to February 29, 1996.It is estimated that more than 12,000 people were killed and 50,000 wounded during the siege, 85% of them civilians. Because of killing and forced migration, by 1995 the population decreased to 334,663 - 64% of the prewar population.
