In a statement on Friday, Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi said the
London police has arrested the four supporters of a radical group residing in
the UK after they climbed onto the balcony of Iran’s embassy building and
disrespected the Iranian flag.
Qassemi also called for the prosecution and punishment of those behind the raid.
"Immediately after the incident was reported, Dr. Araqchi, the [Iranian] deputy
foreign minister for political affairs, expressed the Islamic Republic of Iran’s
strong protest to the British ambassador to Tehran and demanded that the UK
police fully protect our diplomats in London and immediately deal with the
assailants,” said Qassemi.
Qassemi added that the British ambassador to Tehran extended the British
government’s official apology.
Qassemi quoted the top British diplomat as saying that the UK riot police are
present at the scene and have the situation under control. According to the
British ambassador, the necessary measures have been adopted to protect the
lives of Iranian diplomats and to keep the attackers from breaking into the
embassy building.
A number of attackers scaled the wall of Iran’s embassy building in London and
took down the Iranian flag.
Source: Mehr News Agency