The name London Syndrome comes from the 1980 siege of the Iranian Embassy in London, in which 26 hostages were taken. During the siege, one of the hostages repeatedly argued with the captors, despite other hostages asking him to keep quiet. After several days of siege, the captors decided to kill one of the hostages to force compliance with their demands. So they chose the argumentative hostage, shooting him and then throwing his body out into the street. This prompted a special forces attack, during which they rescued all but one of the remaining hostages and killed five of the six hostage-takers.
the name london syndrome comes from the 1980 siege of the iranian embassy in london in which 26 hostages were taken during the siege one of the hostages repeatedly argued with the captors despite other hostages asking him to keep quiet after several days of siege the captors decided to kill one of the hostages to force compliance with their demands so they chose the argumentative hostage shooting him and then throwing his body out into the street this prompted a special forces attack during which they rescued all but one of the remaining hostages and killed five of the six hostage-takers