TL:DR – Four Injured in Violent Clashes Outside Iran’s Embassy in London
- Protests outside Iran’s London embassy turned violent, leading to several arrests and injuries, including police officers.
- Four individuals were hospitalised following clashes at the South Kensington location.
- A protester removed the Iranian flag from the embassy roof, resulting in their arrest for criminal damage and trespass.
- The police imposed a Section 35 order due to ongoing disorder, as tensions escalate amid anti-regime protests in Iran linked to inflation and a cost-of-living crisis.
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Several people were arrested and injured after the protest at Iran’s embassy escalated (Picture: X)
Protests outside Iran’s London embassy turned violent, leading to several arrests and injuries, including hurt police officers.
Police and protesters clashed outside the diplomatic mission yesterday evening, with officers dodging missiles thrown at them.
Four people were taken to the hospital after the emergency services were alerted to the incident in South Kensington at 8.45pm, the London Ambulance Service said.
Footage on social media appears to show demonstrators being arrested and others with injuries, with several officers wrestling a person down on the grassy verge.
Officers wrestled a protester to the ground (Picture: X)
One protester had climbed the embassy building and removed the Iranian flag before being arrested. The flag was previously torn down a week ago in a similar incident.
The Met Police said: ‘During the ongoing protest at the Iranian Embassy this evening, a protester illegally accessed private property and climbed across multiple balconies onto the roof of the Embassy and removed a flag.
‘He has since been arrested by officers on suspicion of criminal damage, trespass on diplomatic property and assaulting police. A section 35 order has been imposed as a result of ongoing disorder, including missiles being thrown at officers. Several officers have suffered injuries.’
Protesters have continued outside the Iranian embassy in London for days (Picture: X)
The force said later that ‘a number of people have been arrested on suspicion of violent disorder.’
It comes after weeks of anti-regime protests across Iran sparked by rampant inflation and a deep cost of living crisis in the country.
Donald Trump threatened Iran with action as the death toll was mounting after the regime’s crackdown against the demonstrations.
He threatened Iran with possible military action before the tensions appeared to ease, with no protests reported in Tehran or other cities in the last couple of days.
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More than 3,000 people have been killed in the protests while thousands have been arrested, according to US-based human rights groups.
The Iranian regime moved quickly to block Internet access when the protests started, leaving only some connection through the Starlink satellite. Monitor groups said they’ve noticed a ‘very slight rise’ in connectivity today.