Car crashes into British Embassy in Iran

A car has crashed into the main gate of the British Embassy in Tehran, the Iranian capital, bursting into flames and killing its driver.

Mon, 31 Mar, 2003 - 21:33

A car has crashed into the main gate of the British Embassy in Tehran, the Iranian capital, bursting into flames and killing its driver.

It was not immediately clear if it was a terror attack.

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