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| People at pro-democracy vigil were beaten and threatened at gunpoint by unknown assailants, say police | People at pro-democracy vigil were beaten and threatened at gunpoint by unknown assailants, say police |
| Protesters holding a pro-democracy vigil outside the Iranian embassy in Berlin were beaten and threatened at gunpoint by unknown assailants over the weekend, German police have said. | Protesters holding a pro-democracy vigil outside the Iranian embassy in Berlin were beaten and threatened at gunpoint by unknown assailants over the weekend, German police have said. |
| An officer guarding the building saw three men with face coverings tear down flags and banners reading “Iranians want democracy” and “Women Life Freedom” from a caravan parked in Dahlem district, in the capital, at just after 1am on Sunday morning. | An officer guarding the building saw three men with face coverings tear down flags and banners reading “Iranians want democracy” and “Women Life Freedom” from a caravan parked in Dahlem district, in the capital, at just after 1am on Sunday morning. |
| The have been numerous skirmishes near Iranian embassies around Europe since the start of the protests, triggered by the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini, who had been arrested in Tehran for wearing an “improper” hijab. | The have been numerous skirmishes near Iranian embassies around Europe since the start of the protests, triggered by the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini, who had been arrested in Tehran for wearing an “improper” hijab. |
| Berlin police said “the unknown persons tried to open the door of the caravan, which contained four males aged 34, 37, 55 and 63”. | Berlin police said “the unknown persons tried to open the door of the caravan, which contained four males aged 34, 37, 55 and 63”. |
| In the ensuing melee, one protester was hit on the back with a wooden stick, another was pushed to the ground and a third was cut on his foot with “a sharp object, probably a knife”. | In the ensuing melee, one protester was hit on the back with a wooden stick, another was pushed to the ground and a third was cut on his foot with “a sharp object, probably a knife”. |
| “I was running after my friend and saw that three people were beating him with fists and wooden sticks,” the 63-year-old man told the German tabloid Bild. “One man got out a knife and attacked me. My left foot was injured when I tried to defend myself.” | “I was running after my friend and saw that three people were beating him with fists and wooden sticks,” the 63-year-old man told the German tabloid Bild. “One man got out a knife and attacked me. My left foot was injured when I tried to defend myself.” |
| Two of those hurt in the incident needed to go to a hospital for treatment, a police spokesperson said. | Two of those hurt in the incident needed to go to a hospital for treatment, a police spokesperson said. |
| A fourth protester told officers he was threatened with a gun. “When I tried to write down the number plate the back doors opened and a handgun was pointed at my face,” the 34-year-old told Bild. “Out of fear I hid on the ground behind a tree.” | A fourth protester told officers he was threatened with a gun. “When I tried to write down the number plate the back doors opened and a handgun was pointed at my face,” the 34-year-old told Bild. “Out of fear I hid on the ground behind a tree.” |
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| At least 12 people were arrested in London last month after altercations with officers and among those protesting in a crowd outside the Iranian embassy in Princes Gate, Knightsbridge. | At least 12 people were arrested in London last month after altercations with officers and among those protesting in a crowd outside the Iranian embassy in Princes Gate, Knightsbridge. |
| French police used teargas and employed anti-riot tactics on 25 September to prevent hundreds of protesters from marching outside Tehran’s embassy in Paris. | French police used teargas and employed anti-riot tactics on 25 September to prevent hundreds of protesters from marching outside Tehran’s embassy in Paris. |