A group of Iranian demonstrators has stormed the British diplomatic compound in Tehran to protest London's stance towards the Israeli onslaught on Gaza, state news agency IRNA reported.
"A large group of people and students entered the Gholhak gardens, which are occupied by the British
embassy to protest at Britain's policies in supporting the Zionist regime and put up the Palestinian flag there," IRNA said on Tuesday.
A media officer at the British embassy in Tehran confirmed the report adding that diplomatic police had driven the demonstrators out.
"We do confirm the raid on our premises. We are in contact with Islamic republic authorities to resolve the matter," Mitra Behnam told AFP.
Gholhak gardens, a sprawling compound in north Tehran, provides accommodation for British diplomats and their families.
Britain has called for an urgent ceasefire by both sides in Gaza, where Israeli warplanes have launched waves of airstrikes against the Islamist Hamas movement since Saturday, killing at least 368 Palestinians, and Hamas militants have been firing volleys of rockets into Israel.