Iran: U.K. Embassy Stormed
By NASSER KARIMI 11/29/11 09:56 AM ET Associated Press
stumble TEHRAN, Iran — Hard-line Iranian students stormed British diplomatic sites in Tehran on Tuesday, bringing down the Union Jack flag, burning an embassy vehicle and throwing documents from windows in scenes reminiscent of the seizing of the U.S. compound in 1979.
The mob surged past riot police into the British Embassy complex – which they pelted with petrol bombs and stones – two days after Iran’s parliament approved a bill that reduces diplomatic relations with Britain following London’s support of recently upgraded Western sanctions on Tehran over its disputed nuclear program. Flames shot out of a sport utility vehicle parked outside the brick building.
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