伊朗學生示威者衝擊英國大使館

TEHRAN - Iranian protesters stormed two British diplomatic compounds in Tehran on Tuesday, smashing windows, torching a car and burning the British flag in protest against new sanctions imposed by London.
德黑蘭：11月29日，數百名伊朗示威者衝進位於德黑蘭的兩處英國大使館建築，示威者砸碎使館玻璃，燒燬汽車，焚燒英國國旗，以抗議英國政府對伊朗新的制裁。

The attacks come at a time of rising diplomatic tension between Iran and Western nations who last week imposed fresh sanctions over Tehran's nuclear program, which they believe is aimed at achieving the capability of making an atomic bomb.
襲擊事件發生正處伊朗與西方國家外交關係緊張的時刻，上週西方國家對伊朗的核計劃實施新一輪的制裁手段。西方國家堅持認爲伊朗發展核項目的目的是製造原子彈。

Iran, the world's fifth biggest oil exporter, says it only wants nuclear plants to generate electricity.
伊朗是全球第五大石油輸出國，表示開發核電站只爲發展電力事業。

The embassy storming is also a sign of deepening political infighting within Iran's ruling hardline elites, with the conservative-led parliament attempting to force the hand of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and expel the British ambassador.
此次大使館襲擊事件也是伊朗強硬領導政府政治暗戰加劇的信號。伊朗保守黨議會試圖奪取總統內賈德的政權，並驅除英國大使。

Several dozen protesters broke away from a crowd of a few hundred outside the main British embassy compound in downtown Tehran, scaled the gates, broke the locks and went inside.
29日有數百名抗議者在德黑蘭市中心英國大使館門前示威，有20多名示威者衝出人羣，攀上使館大門砸開鎖，衝進了使館內部。

Protesters pulled down the British flag, burned it, and put up the Iranian flag, Iranian news agencies and news pictures showed. Inside, the demonstrators smashed windows of office and residential quarters and set a car ablaze, news pictures showed.
伊朗國有電視臺的直播畫面顯示，抗議者扯下了使館懸掛的英國國旗焚燬，隨後換上了一面伊朗國旗。在使館內部，示威者砸碎了辦公室和住宅區的窗戶玻璃，並點燃了使館內部的一輛汽車。

One took a framed picture of Queen Elizabeth, state TV showed. Others carried the royal crest out through the embassy gate as police stood by, pictures carried by the semi-official Fars news agency showed.
伊朗通訊社直播畫面中有一位抗議者撕毀了英國女王伊麗莎白的肖像，其他人則搶劫了使館內部的皇室徽章。英國駐伊朗大使館外雖然聚集了大量攜帶防暴設備的警察，但他們對示威者的行爲無動於衷。

Another group of protesters broke into a second British compound at Qolhak in north Tehran, the IRNA state news agency said.
伊朗國有電視臺稱另一羣抗議者衝進了德黑蘭北部的另一座英國大使館建築。

An Iranian report said six British embassy staff had been briefly held by the protesters. British Foreign Secretary William Hague said the situation had been "confusing" and that he would not have called them "hostages."
伊朗國內報道稱示威者還挾持了6名英國大使館工作人員。不過英國外交部大臣威廉·黑格表示目前情形十分“混亂”，所以被扣使館人員不會被稱爲“人質”。

"Police freed the six people working for the British embassy in Qolhak garden," Iran's Fars news agency said.
伊朗通訊社表示警方已經解救了這6名使館工作人員。

Britain said it was outraged and warned of "serious consequences." The U.N. Security Council condemned the attacks "in the strongest terms." President Barack Obama said he was disturbed by the incident and called on Iran to hold those responsible to task.
英國政府對此事件表示憤慨，並警告稱引發該事件“引發嚴重的後果”。聯合國安理會強烈譴責襲擊事件，美國總統奧巴馬譴責使館衝擊事件，呼籲伊朗政府要遵守國際義務，保護外交機構與人員。

The Iranian Foreign Ministry expressed "regret for certain unacceptable behaviour by a small number of protesters in spite of efforts by the police". "The relevant authorities have been asked to take the necessary measures and look into this issue immediately," it said.
伊朗外交部29日晚發表聲明，對當天下午發生在首都德黑蘭的示威者衝擊英國駐伊朗使館事件表示“遺憾”，並強調這是一種“不可接受”的行爲。聲明中稱相關負責人員將會立即採取必要行動深入調查此事件。