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In Tehran tonight,
the student activists have taken two more U.S. citizens
into custody. They were taken to the U.S. Embassy
where they were locked up. On the second morning they surrounded
the Iran-America Society
the student activists have taken two more U.S. citizens
into custody. They were taken to the U.S. Embassy
where they were locked up. On the second morning they surrounded
the Iran-America Society
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In Tehran tonight,
the student activists
00:00:03.377 --> 00:00:06.013
have taken two more U.S. citizens
into custody.
00:00:06.463 --> 00:00:09.508
They were taken to the U.S. Embassy
where they were locked up.
00:00:10.801 --> 00:00:11.969
On the second morning
00:00:12.052 --> 00:00:14.305
they surrounded
the Iran-America Society.
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Movie Summary
November 4, 1979, Iranian student activists stormed the U.S. embassy in Tehran, taking over 60 Americans hostage. A 48-hour sit-in to protest imperialism, turned into an international crisis and 24/7 media event that would last 44...