Four police officers were injured and 14 people arrested after violent clashes outside Iran's London embassy on Friday evening, the Metropolitan Police said.
Missiles were thrown at officers during the protest in South Kensington, with London Ambulance Service taking four people to hospital. One protester climbed across multiple balconies onto the embassy roof and removed a flag, later being arrested on suspicion of criminal damage, trespass on diplomatic property and assaulting police.
A section 35 order was imposed as a result of the disorder, which the force said had left several officers injured. The protest came after weeks of unrest in Iran sparked by inflation and a cost of living crisis, with the Iranian rial plunging to a record low against the US dollar.
According to the US-based Human Rights Activist News Agency, at least 2,637 people have been killed in Iran and around 20,000 arrested. Demonstrations initially focused on economic issues but have expanded to include anti-government chants and calls for the overthrow of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei.
A nationwide internet blackout was reported in Iran on 14 January, according to internet monitoring group Netblocks, with Iranians abroad saying they have been unable to contact families due to the restrictions.
