2018 attack on the Iranian Embassy in London

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Attack on the Iranian Embassy in London (2018)
Location Embassy of Iran, London, England
DateFriday, March 9, 2018
Attack type
Unauthorized entry and protest
PerpetratorsSome of the followers of Sadiq al-Shirazi

Attack on the Iranian Embassy in London was an incident that took place on Friday, March 9, 2018 by some supporters of Sadiq al-Shirazi affiliated with the Mahdi Servants Union. [1] [2] With the intention of supporting Sadiq al-Shirazi's school and protesting the arrest of Hussein al-Shirazi by the Islamic Republic of Iran, these people entered the premises and balcony of the Iranian Embassy in London, pulled down the Iranian flag and displayed the flag of their own group.[ citation needed ] The attackers also chanted slogans against the Iranian authorities and cursed Aisha, Abu Bakr, Umar and Uthman. [1] [2] The attack was covered live by some satellite TV channels, including Fadak satellite channel, which is said to be affiliated with Yasser Al-Habib, a Kuwaiti Shia Muslim scholar resident of London. [3]

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According to the spokesman of the London police, the attackers were arrested three hours after entering the Iranian embassy for the crime of "illegal entry into a diplomatic place and the possibility of causing damage to it". [4] [5] The London police have announced four people arrested. [6]

The attack on the embassy was condemned by the authorities of the Islamic Republic of Iran. [7] [8] Also, Sadiq al-Shirazi's representative condemned the incident.

Reactions

Inside Iran

Official representatives of Shirazi

Abdulazim Al-Mohtadi Al-Bahrani, [13] the representative of Sadiq al-Shirazi, announced in a statement: "We condemn the attack on the Iranian Embassy in London by the ignorant people of Yasser Al-Habib's group and climbing over its walls." In this statement, which was published by the channel of the ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Kuwait, it is stated that "we are subject to the authority of Shirazi and we are against any violence." In this statement, also stated that "this group is not subject to the authority of Shirazi, but this action was carried out by the enemies of this authority and in order to discredit it." [14]

Qasem Fahd, Sadiq al-Shirazi's media representative in London, said in an interview with BBC Persian: "These people are Shirazi's supporters who did this independently," he emphasized that these people have no organizational connection with Mr. Shirazi and his representatives. [15]

United Kingdom

The British ambassador in Tehran, while announcing the British government's official apology, said: "The British anti-riot police have arrived at the scene and are keeping the situation under control. All necessary measures have been taken to protect the lives of Iranian diplomats and prevent attackers from entering the embassy." [16]

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References

  1. 1 2 "هواداران شیرازی پرچم سفارت ایران در لندن را پایین کشیدند - بی‌بی‌سی فارسی" [Shirazi supporters pulled down the flag of the Iranian embassy in London - BBC Farsi]. BBC News فارسی (in Persian). Retrieved 27 September 2022.
  2. 1 2 "طرفداران فرقه شیرازی به سفارت ایران در لندن تعرض کردند - خبرگزاری مهر" [Fans of the Shirazi sect attacked the Iranian embassy in London - Mehr news agency] (in Persian). 9 March 2018. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
  3. ↑ "حمله و تعرض به سفارت ایران در لندن با قمه و چماق: متعرضین توسط پلیس لندن دستگیر شدند - تابناک" [Attacking and assaulting the Iranian Embassy in London with machetes and clubs: the assailants were arrested by the London police - Tabnak] (in Persian). Retrieved 27 September 2022.
  4. ↑ "پلیس انگلیس: حمله‌کنندگان به سفارت ایران دستگیر شدند - باشگاه خبرنگاران جوان" [British police: the attackers of the Iranian embassy were arrested - Young Journalists Club] (in Persian). Retrieved 27 September 2022.
  5. ↑ "متعرضان به سفارت ایران در لندن بازداشت شدند - شبکه العالم" [Those who attacked the Iranian embassy in London were arrested - Alalam News Network] (in Persian). Retrieved 27 September 2022.
  6. ↑ "Four arrested after balcony protest at Iranian embassy in London - Reuters". Reuters. 9 March 2018. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
  7. 1 2 "تعرض به سفارت؛ پاسخ به خاصه خرجی بن سلمان - خبرگزاری صدا و سیما" [Attack on the embassy; Answer to the special payment of bin Salman - IRIB news agency] (in Persian). Retrieved 27 September 2022.
  8. 1 2 "قاسمی: سفیر انگلیس به وزارت امور خارجه احضار شد - تسنیم" [Ghasemi: The British ambassador was summoned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs - Tasnim] (in Persian). Retrieved 27 September 2022.
  9. ↑ "دولت انگلیس در جلوگیری از حمله به سفارت ایران کوتاهی کرده است - ایسنا" [The British government has failed to prevent the attack on the Iranian embassy - ISNA] (in Persian). 10 March 2018. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
  10. ↑ "اعتراض شدید معاون ظریف به سفیر انگلیس در تهران - اخبار بین الملل تسنیم" [Zarif's deputy strongly protested to the British ambassador in Tehran - Tasnim International News] (in Persian). Retrieved 27 September 2022.
  11. ↑ "فرقه شیرازی عقاید خود را بدون روتوش به نمایش عمومی گذاشت - اخبار بین الملل تسنیم" [The Shirazi Sect made public its views without retouching - Tasnim International News] (in Persian). Retrieved 27 September 2022.
  12. ↑ "مطهری: عامل حمله به سفارت ایران در انگلیس بازداشت سید حسین شیرازی بود؛ بازداشت او ضرورتی نداشت؛ ایشان درباره ولایت فقیه یک اظهارنظری کرده بود که مسئله مهمی نبود که بخواهند اینها را تحریک کنند - عصر ایران" [Motahari: The reason for the attack on the Iranian embassy in England was the arrest of Seyed Hossein Shirazi; There was no need to arrest him; He had made a comment about Velayat Faqih that it was not an important issue to provoke them - Asre Iran] (in Persian). Retrieved 27 September 2022.
  13. ↑ "شیخ عبدالعظیم المهتدی البحرانی - بانک اطلاعات رجال" [Sheikh Abdulazim Al-Mohtadi Al-Bahrani - Rijal Information Bank] (in Persian). Retrieved 27 September 2022.
  14. ↑ "فرقه شیرازی‌های بحرین تعرض به سفارت ایران در لندن را محکوم کردند - ایسنا" [The Shirazi sect of Bahrain condemned the attack on the Iranian embassy in London - ISNA] (in Persian). 10 March 2018. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
  15. ↑ "هواداران آیت‌الله شیرازی پرچم سفارت ایران در لندن را پایین کشیدند" [The supporters of Ayatollah Shirazi pulled down the flag of the Iranian embassy in London]. BBC News فارسی (in Persian). Retrieved 27 September 2022.
  16. ↑ "قاسمی: مراتب اعتراض شدید ایران به سفیر انگلیس در تهران منتقل شد - خبرگزاری مهر" [Ghasemi: Iran's strong protest was conveyed to the British ambassador in Tehran - Mehr news agency] (in Persian). 9 March 2018. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
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