Early reports said the raiders are four men who have opened their way into the
embassy premises, while threatening people on the scene with machetes and
baseball bats. The London Police have reportedly deployed around the embassy but
took no action in the first couple of hours after the attack.
The slogans chanted by the raiders indicate that they are members of Sadeq
Shirazi Shiite extremist sect, supported by London.
Iran's Ambassador to Britain Hamid Baeedinejad confirmed the reports on the
embassy attack minutes ago.
"A few followers of Shirazi have attacked the Islamic Republic of Iran's Embassy
in London and broke the flag mast," the ambassador tweeted minutes ago, and
added that the raiders are "chanting slogans against Iranian officials".
He further confirmed that the raiders were carrying "sticks and machetes", and
said Police are deployed on the scene.
The Shirazi sect that has been labeled as "British Shiism" by the Iranian
Supreme Leader operates mainly from London. The sect also runs a satellite
network called 'Fadak' from London and promotes Shiite extremism against Sunni
Islam. The sect is also known to be the religious opposition of the Islamic
Republic.
Meantime, Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi told FNA that "we
are investigating into the case and will keep in contact with the Iranian
embassy in London and the British embassy in Tehran".
"The British government is duty-bound to seriously and decisively fulfill its
responsibility to protect the Islamic Republic of Iran's diplomats and
diplomatic centers and immediately arrest and prosecute those who have
trespassed the diplomatic sanctuary," the spokesman reiterated.
Source:FNA