LONDON, Sept 3 (Reuters) - Britain temporarily closed its embassy in Tehran on Wednesday after shots were fired at it from the street, the Foreign Office said in London.
A spokesman said no one was injured in the incident, which comes at a time of heightened tension following the arrest in Britain of a former Iranian diplomat in connection with the 1994 bombing of a Jewish center in Argentina.
"Just before midday (0730 GMT) five shots were fired from the street at the British embassy in Tehran," a Foreign Office spokesman said. "The bullets hit offices on the first and second floor of the building.
"Nobody was injured in this incident. The embassy has been temporarily closed for business."
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