Demonstration near the Iranian Embassy in London: 12 arrested and 5 police officers injured

At least five police officers were

and 12 people arrested on Sunday, September 25 during incidents on the sidelines of a demonstration near the Iranian embassy in London.

London police said officers were deployed near the embassy as

had taken place peacefully in the British capital in recent days following the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini, arrested on September 13 by the morality police for

.

Videos on social networks notably showed a crowd chanting

.

While the

, a

group

,” Scotland Yard said in a statement on Sunday evening.

Law enforcement units equipped with helmets and shields have been deployed, continues the London police.

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The incidents first erupted around the embassy before moving to the Marble Arch and Maida Vale areas, where the Islamic Center of England was

.

The police were able to

, but in doing so they came under fire from projectiles.

At least five members of the police have been hospitalized, including for broken bones, according to the police, who made 12 arrests for participation in violent disorders.

“We respect the right to peaceful protest and always work with organizers to make this possible.

But we will not tolerate attacks on our officers like we have seen today or protests that leave other communities feeling insecure

,” said Karen Findlay of London Police.

,” she continued, warning that the police would use CCTV and other recordings to identify them.

In Paris, police used tear gas to prevent thousands of people marching against Iran's crackdown on protests from reaching the Islamic Republic's embassy.