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The US Embassy in Tehran
In 1979 student demonstrators attacked the American Embassy in Iran.
They held 52 Americans hostage for 444 days.
Barry Rosen was the US Press Attache - he spoke to Witness about his time in captivity.
A hostage is paraded in front of the press: MPI/Getty Images
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Witness History
History as told by the people who were there
