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reports that British interests in Iran have been targeted with explosives

watching it unfold | 02.08.2005 10:23 | Globalisation

hmmm.... Iran, Britian, terror... what next I wonder...

The offices of two scummy British corporations in Iran were targetted by a small exploision that failed to cause any significant damage.

The British embassy said the device detonated at about 9.50am on Tuesday on the 10th floor of the Sayeh Building in the downtown district of the Iranian capital.

No damage was caused by the exploding device that appeared similar to a concussion grenade, which produces only a loud noise and a shock wave on detonation.



An explosive device with a weak charge has gone off outside the offices of British Airways (BA) and British Petroleum (BP) in the Iranian capital, without causing casualties.

A spokesman for the British embassy says the small parcel device exploded outside the BA and BP offices on the 10th floor of the Tehran building.

The device was placed in a dustbin outside the office, causing limited damage and shattering windows.

A BA spokesman in London said: "There was no damage to the BA office, but the office will be shut for the rest of the day. I understand it was a very small device in a bin."

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