Conley
11-29-2011, 03:57 PM
LONDON — Iranian protesters screaming “death to England” stormed the vast British embassy compound and a diplomatic residence in Tehran on Tuesday, torched at least one vehicle, tore down the Union Jack, ransacked offices and briefly held six staff members captive during an officially approved protest of economic sanctions against Iran (http://topics.nytimes.com/top/news/international/countriesandterritories/iran/index.html?inline=nyt-geo)’s suspect nuclear energy program.
The assault, reported by Iranian news services and broadcast on Iranian television, ended after several hours and constituted the most serious breach between Britain and Iran in more than 20 years. The images evoked memories of the siege of the American Embassy following the Iranian revolution of 1979.
Britain’s Foreign Secretary, William Hague, expressed outrage. He said that Britain held Iran’s government responsible and promised “other, further and serious consequences.”
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/30/world/middleeast/tehran-protesters-storm-british-embassy.html (http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/30/world/middleeast/tehran-protesters-storm-british-embassy.html)
This will definitely remind people of '79. Why are civilians attacking the British Embassy and not their own government? I doubt Iranian police and security did much to stop them.
The assault, reported by Iranian news services and broadcast on Iranian television, ended after several hours and constituted the most serious breach between Britain and Iran in more than 20 years. The images evoked memories of the siege of the American Embassy following the Iranian revolution of 1979.
Britain’s Foreign Secretary, William Hague, expressed outrage. He said that Britain held Iran’s government responsible and promised “other, further and serious consequences.”
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/30/world/middleeast/tehran-protesters-storm-british-embassy.html (http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/30/world/middleeast/tehran-protesters-storm-british-embassy.html)
This will definitely remind people of '79. Why are civilians attacking the British Embassy and not their own government? I doubt Iranian police and security did much to stop them.