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Iran celebrates 1979 takeover of US embassy, hostage crisis

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Published : Nov 4, 2019, 11:50 PM IST

Iranians on Monday staged rallies to mark the 40th anniversary of the 1979 siege on the former US embassy in Tehran when angry students occupied the mission's compound and held American diplomats hostage. The students detained 66 embassy staff for 444 days.

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