Thousands of young Iranians have marched in the capital Tehran in honour of "national anti-global arrogance day" on 4 November. The rally was held two days early because Friday is likely to coincide with Eid al-Fitr, the end the holy month of Ramadan, in Iran. Demonstrators converged around the former US embassy in Tehran to mark the 26th anniversary of its takeover. Later, a bomb exploded near the offices of two British companies. The bomb attack and demonstration come as Iran becomes increasingly exasperated with Western criticism of its government and nuclear programme. The slogan for the event was "peaceful nuclear energy is our legitimate right".
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Only hours after the march began, a small explosive device went off near the offices of two British companies based in Tehran. The bomb exploded on the 10th floor of a building where British Airways and British Petroleum are based, the British embassy told the BBC. A couple of windows were damaged, but nobody was injured. There was a similar attack on the same floor in August, which also did not injure anyone.
The BBC's correspondent in Tehran, Frances Harrison, says that the blasts seem designed to send a message that frustration with Britain is rising.
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