Iranian protesters enter UK compound in Tehran

Iranian protesters entered the British embassy compound in Tehran on Tuesday, smashing windows and burning the British flag, during a rally against new sanctions London imposed on the Islamic state, live Iranian television images showed.   

Protesters could be seen on state Press TV throwing stones, sheets of paper and one waved a framed picture of Queen Elizabeth, apparently found inside the compound. The semi-official Mehr news agency said protesters pulled down the British flag, burned it, and put up the Iranian flag.

Protesters also were seen entering office buildings inside the embassy compound, throwing documents out of windows. Petrol bombs were also reportedly thrown inside the compound where one small building was set ablaze.

Iranian protesters stormed a second British embassy compound  as others were still occupying the main building in the city centre many miles away.

Without specifying which compound it was referring to, the semi-official Mehr news agency said embassy employees fled. "They left the building a few minutes ago through the back-door," it said.

Reuters/LBCI