Total Anarchy In Tehran As Students Storm British Embassy

[FarCenter]

An anti-British protest in Tehran escalated, as protesters entered the British embassy and burned the British flag, BBC reports.

Iranian TV is showing images of protesters throwing stones and breaking windows at the embassy.

After entering the building, protesters replaced the Union Jack with the Iranian flag and then burned it. There are also reports that the students are burning documents from inside the embassy, but that has yet to be confirmed.

The demonstration started in protest of two things. For one, says Alarabiya English, the protest is commemorating the death anniversary of Iranian nuclear scientist Majid Shahriari who, according to Iranian authorities, was murdered by Israel’s Mossad in cooperation with UK’s MI6. The demonstrations are also a reactions to new sanctions against Iran's Treasury put in place by the British government because of Iran's nuclear program.

Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/iran-student-protesters-have-broken-into-the-british-embassy-in-tehran-2011-11

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Occupy British Embassy

[MADem]

1. WTF? They're taking hostages--Occupy my ass.

This has NOTHING to do with any "Occupy" effort, and trying to marry it to that movement only besmirches it. I would not be at all surprised if this shindig has little to do with genuine "students" either. Maybe religious students, but not the ones who were marching/supporting the Green Revolution not too long ago.

It is NEVER "OK" to invade an Embassy. Not ever. Even the Embassy of someone you dislike. This is not an occasion for glee.

[Huey P. Long]

2. Agreed on all counts. Then again, look who posted it in that way.

[FarCenter]

6. I'd be surprised if the protestors did not believe in the rightness of their cause

They may be misguided, but I'd bet they're just as fervent believers as protestors anywhere.

[MADem]

7. Bullshit. They're tools of an authoritarian regime. If you can't suss that out

using your own essential abilities to comprehend reality, you're to be pitied.

[texshelters]

3. I wonder

how much Tehran is behind this focus on Britain to distract from their own human rights abuses?

And no, I am not saying British don't deserve some Middle East protests.

Peace,
Tex Shelters

[sufrommich]

4. There is no such thing as anarchy in Iran, those students

"occupying" the British Embassy could not do so without the nod from their government.

[MADem]

5. Exactly--and "Press TV" (which makes Fox look fair and balanced) is covering every moment. NT

[nadinbrzezinski]

8. Trying to marry a peaceful movement with this

Speaks volumes about you.