The explosion came less than a week after a mob ransacked the British embassy in Tehran,which raised tensions further between the Islamic republic and Europe.

Last week, a mob ransacked the Pakistani Embassy in Kabul after Afghan officials accused Pakistan of harboring Taliban fighters.

Instead, they stood by while mobs ransacked the site and burned holy books.

"We should leave here before the mob ransacks the place," said Telors.

They fled while the mob ransacked their room.

In Kansas, a proslavery mob ransacked a free-state paper and tossed its press into the Missouri River.

The Wukan unrest began in September when a furious mob ransacked a government office, sparking a brutal response by police.

But as the street fighting wound down, marauding Iraqi mobs ransacked government buildings and private homes.

Monday, September 13 - The United Nations withdrew dozens of its staff members from Herat, Afghanistan a day after mobs ransacked its offices.

A mob ransacked Ruthenberg's headquarters.