2009 Pakistani Embassy attack in Tehran

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| date = 18 February 2009

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The 2009 Pakistani Embassy attack in Tehran occurred when the Embassy was overran by the Iranian protesters who stoned the Embassy building after learning the news of slaying of a worker at the Iranian consulate in Peshawar, North-West Frontier Province, Pakistan.{{cite news|last=McGinnis|first=Dan|title=History of Attacks on Foreign Embassies in Iran|url=https://news.yahoo.com/history-attacks-foreign-embassies-iran-215600391.html|accessdate=9 August 2013|newspaper=Yahoo News|date=November 29, 2011}} According to the news sources, the protesters held placards noting "anti-Pakistan slogans."{{cite news|title=Pak Embassy in Tehran attacked|url=http://www.defence.pk/forums/strategic-geopolitical-issues/22079-pak-embassy-tehran-attacked.html|accessdate=9 August 2013|newspaper=SANA|archive-date=7 March 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090307024345/http://www.defence.pk/forums/strategic-geopolitical-issues/22079-pak-embassy-tehran-attacked.html|url-status=dead}} The order was quickly restored and the governments of Iran and Pakistan worked to maintain calm diplomatic relations.

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