Embassy blast may have been suicide attack

A pick-up truck crashed into the wall of the British Embassy in the Iranian capital Tehran tonight, immediately exploding in flames, in what one witness said appeared to be a suicide attack.

Embassy blast may have been suicide attack

A pick-up truck crashed into the wall of the British Embassy in the Iranian capital Tehran tonight, immediately exploding in flames, in what one witness said appeared to be a suicide attack.

Police Colonel Ali Ahmadi said the crash appeared to be an accident in which the truck driver was killed. But the witness said the careful driving of the vehicle made the collision seem deliberate.

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