In London, a memorial event for the late Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, who died in a helicopter crash, erupted in violence as Iranian government supporters clashed with anti-regime protesters. The Metropolitan Police were called to the scene in the Wembley area of West London on Friday evening following reports of disturbances. The clashes led to four people being injured and one person being arrested on suspicion of violent behavior. The injured individuals received medical treatment for non-life-threatening injuries.
The police dispersed the crowd and announced that they would review social media footage and other evidence to determine if further crimes were committed during the incident. President Raisi, a key figure in Iran’s hardline Islamic regime, died along with the country’s foreign minister and six others in the crash in the mountainous northwest region. He was buried on Thursday at Iran’s holiest Shia shrine.
