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PHOTO NUMBER:

PC-53574

AFTERMATH OF A MISSION THAT FAILED

EASTERN IRAN--A burned-out helicopter and another left behind following

the ill-fated U.S. commando mission to rescue U.S. hostages on Apr. 25, are a stark

contrast as they form a silhouette agains the desert skies of Eastern Iran.

Meanwhile, in two announcements over state radio, the militants announced

that groups of American Embassy captives had been taken to the

provincial cities of Qum and Tabriz, as part of a plan to prevent further

rescue attempts.

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