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Protesters in the Iranian capital have stormed the UK embassy compound during an anti-British demonstration. Militant students clashed with police and threw stones at windows. They are also said to have brought down the British flag, burnt it and replaced it with the Iranian one. The incident comes after Iran resolved to reduce diplomatic relations with the UK following its decision to impose further sanctions on Tehran. To discuss the situation RT's joined live by Mark Almond, visiting professor of international relations from Bilkent University in Turkey.
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The assault, reported by Iranian news services and broadcast on Iranian television, was the most serious breach between Britain and Iran in more than 20 years, and 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 over the attack, said Britain held Iran’s government responsible and promised “other, further and serious consequences.”
Mr. Hague said in a statement that both British compounds had been stormed by “several hundred people, putting the safety of our diplomats and their families at risk and causing extensive damage to our property.” All British staff were accounted for, he said, without making direct reference to Iranian news agency reports that six had been briefly held hostage, but the status of some local staff remained unclear.
The United States and European Union also rushed to condemn the assault, and representatives at the United Nations Security Council were reported to be conferring about issuing a statement that would call upon Iran to protect foreign diplomats and embassy property.
Footage of the students in the middle of terror. 
