Iran protesters storm British embassy in Tehran - in pictures

Police chase protesters as they enter the gate of the British embassy in Tehran Photograph: Reuters

Hundreds of Iranian students clash with riot police in front of the British embassy in Tehran Photograph: Abedin Taherkenareh/EPA

A protester removes the emblem of the British embassy Photograph: Reuters

Protesters burn the British flag outside the embassy in Tehran Photograph: Atta Kenare/AFP/Getty Images

Iranian protesters wave a flag that reads Oh Hussein, refering to the grandson of Prophet Muhammad, as they stand on the wall of the US embassy in Tehran Photograph: Atta Kenare/AFP/Getty Images

A protester walks past a policeman with a poster from the British embassy in Tehran Photograph: Reuters

Protesters break the windows of a British embassy building Photograph: Vahid Salemi/AP

Iranian riot police try to contain protesters gathered outside the British embassy in Tehran Photograph: Atta Kenare/AFP/Getty Images

Iranian protesters enter the British embassy in Tehran Photograph: Vahid Salemi/AP

A protester holds a metal pipe and a framed portrait of the Queen during an anti-British demonstration in the Iranian capital Photograph: FarsNews/Getty Images

Protesters carry the royal coat of arms after breaking in to the British embassy Photograph: FarsNews/Getty Images

Protesters set fire to the British and Israeli flags Photograph: FarsNews/Getty Images

A large number of protesters storm a security gate as they break into the British embassy Photograph: FarsNews/Getty Images

Protesters shout slogans during a demonstration outside the Qolhak Garden residential compound Photograph: Reuters

Iranian police officers stand guard outside Qolhak Garden, a compound where British diplomats and their families are housed Photograph: Rauf Mohseni/AFP/Getty Images

A man kicks down a door at the British embassy compound in Tehran Photograph: Abolfazl Salmanzadeh/AFP/Getty Images

Diplomatic vehicles are also attacked during the raid by Iranian protesters Photograph: EPA

An Iranian man begins smashing the windows of a residential building inside the grounds of the compound Photograph: EPA

A shattered window of an embassy office Photograph: Mehdi Marizad/AP

Protesters go through papers and books in one of the buildings in the compound Photograph: International Iran Photo Agency/EPA

Protesters searching a residential building in the grounds of the embassy Photograph: International Iran Photo Agency/EPA

A child's bedroom in the British embassy compound Photograph: Abolfazl Nesaei/AP