{"id":8301,"date":"2026-01-12T07:03:48","date_gmt":"2026-01-12T07:03:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=8301"},"modified":"2026-01-12T07:03:48","modified_gmt":"2026-01-12T07:03:48","slug":"man-detained-after-driving-truck-through-anti-iran-protest-in-los-angeles-protests-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=8301","title":{"rendered":"Man detained after driving truck through anti-Iran protest in Los Angeles | Protests News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p class=\"article__subhead\"><em>Los Angeles police respond after a truck drives down a street filled with demonstrators marching in support of the Iranian people.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"byline byline--single-avatar\">\n<div class=\"avatars-container\">\n<div class=\"responsive-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/2017-06-08T131939Z_1189275883_RC11B0FE7F20_RTRMADP_3_GULF-QATAR-JAZEERA-1714943623.jpg?resize=96%2C96&amp;quality=80 96w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 96px) 96px, 96px\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-dates\">\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Published On 12 Jan 2026<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\">12 Jan 2026<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rich-share\" data-testid=\"rich-share\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__button-wrapper\"><button class=\"rich-share__button row\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><\/p>\n<p>Click here to share on social media<\/p>\n<p><svg class=\"icon icon--share2 icon--primary icon--16 \" viewbox=\"0 0 20 16\" version=\"1.1\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><title>share2<\/title><path fill=\"#000\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M11.688 9.048c-.659 0-1.252.282-1.673.733l-4.92-2.45c.016-.115.028-.232.028-.352 0-.117-.011-.23-.027-.343l4.913-2.423a2.285 2.285 0 0 0 1.68.739C12.964 4.952 14 3.899 14 2.6 14 1.302 12.965.25 11.688.25S9.377 1.302 9.377 2.601c0 .117.01.23.027.343L4.49 5.367a2.285 2.285 0 0 0-1.68-.739C1.536 4.628.5 5.681.5 6.979c0 1.299 1.035 2.35 2.312 2.35.659 0 1.252-.281 1.673-.731l4.92 2.45a2.357 2.357 0 0 0-.029.351c0 1.299 1.035 2.351 2.312 2.351S14 12.698 14 11.399s-1.035-2.35-2.312-2.35Z\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"rich-share__social-text\">Share<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div aria-live=\"polite\" aria-atomic=\"true\">\n<p>A truck driver has been detained in Los Angeles, California, after speeding down a street filled with people demonstrating in support of protesters in Iran.<\/p>\n<p>Marchers were forced to scramble out of the way as a U-Haul box truck drove down a crowded road during the protest on Sunday. One person was hit, but nobody was seriously hurt, local police said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>The truck was stopped several blocks away and surrounded by police cars. Footage from a local news helicopter showed officers trying to stop demonstrators from attacking the driver, after they had raced to catch up with his vehicle.<\/p>\n<p>Police said the driver, who has not been identified, was detained \u201cpending further investigation\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The Los Angeles Fire Department said two people were evaluated by paramedics following the incident, with both declining any further treatment.<\/p>\n<p>A huge crowd of demonstrators had earlier gathered along Veteran Avenue in the Westwood neighbourhood of Los Angeles, marching in support of antigovernment protesters in Iran.<\/p>\n<p>The United States West Coast city is home to the largest Iranian community outside of Iran.<\/p>\n<p>Police initially allowed the protest to take place before eventually issuing a dispersal order. Only about 100 protesters were still in the area by early evening, according to local media.<\/p>\n<p>The protests in Iran began on December 28, when merchants at Tehran\u2019s Grand Bazaar closed their shops over the Iranian rial\u2019s plummeting value.\u00a0They have evolved from economic grievances into broader antigovernment demonstrations and are the largest in Iran since the 2022-23 movement spurred by the custodial death of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old woman who had been arrested for allegedly violating the strict dress code for women.<\/p>\n<p>Demonstrations supporting Iranian protesters have taken place in cities across the world, including London, Los Angeles, Paris, Berlin, and Istanbul.<\/p>\n<p>State media reported on Sunday that 109 security personnel have been killed\u00a0during the latest unrest. Authorities have not confirmed the number of demonstrators who have lost their lives, but opposition activists based outside the country say the death toll is higher and includes hundreds of protesters.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Los Angeles police respond after a truck drives down a street filled with demonstrators marching in support of the Iranian people. 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