{"id":890291,"date":"2026-02-05T03:19:06","date_gmt":"2026-02-05T09:19:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/05\/police-officers-injured-in-violent-disorder-outside-iranian-embassy-in-london\/"},"modified":"2026-02-05T03:19:06","modified_gmt":"2026-02-05T09:19:06","slug":"police-officers-injured-in-violent-disorder-outside-iranian-embassy-in-london","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/05\/police-officers-injured-in-violent-disorder-outside-iranian-embassy-in-london\/","title":{"rendered":"Police officers injured in ‘violent disorder’ outside Iranian embassy in London"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Four police officers have been injured after violence erupted at a protest outside the Iranian embassy in London<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Missiles were thrown at officers and a number of people arrested for violent disorder outside the embassy in South Kensington, the Metropolitan Police<\/a> said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The Met confirmed additional officers had been deployed after the unrest on Friday evening and a Section 35 order was put in place to help disperse crowds.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Paramedics confirmed four people were taken to hospital after the London Ambulance Service was called to the incident at 8.45pm. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Footage shared on social media appeared to show protesters being arrested and others with injuries.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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One of those arrested had climbed the building in Kensington and removed an Iranian flag.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The Met said in a post on X: “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.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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“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.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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In a statement released on Saturday a Met spokesperson added: An effort was made by a group of protestors to prevent his lawful arrest, and dispersal tactics were used by officers to ensure the safety of those concerned and prevent further disorder.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cOfficers were able to arrest the man on suspicion of criminal damage, trespass on diplomatic property and assaulting police. He remains in police custody.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cA further 13 arrests were made for several offences, including violent disorder, assault of an emergency worker, criminal damage and trespass on diplomatic premises.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cFour officers sustained minor injured during the incident.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The protest was taking place after repression which has left several thousand people dead<\/a> appeared to have succeeded in stifling demonstrations in Iran<\/a>, which began on December 28 over the country’s ailing economy and morphed into protests<\/a> directly challenging the country’s theocracy.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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There have been no signs of protests for days in Tehran, where shopping and street life have returned to outward normality, although a week-old internet blackout continued.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Authorities have not reported any unrest elsewhere in the country.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The US-based Human Rights Activists News Agency on Friday put the death toll at 3,090.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The number, which exceeds that of any other round of protest or unrest in Iran in decades and recalls the chaos surrounding the 1979 revolution, continues to rise.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Media has been unable to independently confirm the toll. Iran’s government has not provided casualty figures.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Iran’s exiled Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi urged the United States to make good on its pledge to intervene,<\/a> calling President Donald Trump “a man of his word”.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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A sermon by Ayatollah Ahmad Khatami, carried by Iranian state radio, sparked chants from those gathered for prayers, including “armed hypocrites should be put to death”.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Executions, as well as the killing of peaceful protesters, had been two of the red lines laid down by Trump for possible military action against Iran.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Mr Khatami, appointed by Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and a member of both the country’s Assembly of Experts and Guardian Council, described the protesters at the time as the “butlers” of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and “Trump’s soldiers”.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Days after Trump pledged “help is on its way” for the protesters, both the demonstrations and the prospect of imminent US retaliation appeared to have receded.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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