Iran Hostage Crisis - The Canadian Story

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Recorded29 Nov 2012

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In November 1979 Iranian revolutionaries stormed the US embassy in Tehran taking everyone inside hostage. But six Americans escaped - they sought refuge in the Canadian embassy. Their story is told in the Hollywood movie Argo.Canadian Ambassador Ken Taylor had to get them safely out of the country.Photo: Iranians climbing the gates of the US embassy at the beginning of the hostage crisis. Copyright: AFP/Getty Images.

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