Protester arrested after climbing roof of Iran’s embassy in London: Police

A protester who climbed onto the roof of Iran’s embassy in London and removed a flag was arrested with several others, police said late on Friday, adding multiple officers were injured in the demonstrations.“During the ongoing protest at the Iranian Embassy this evening, a protester illegally accessed private property and climbed across multiple balconies onto the roof of the Embassy and removed a flag,” the Metropolitan Police said in a post on X.For all the latest headlines, follow our Google News channel online or via the app.“Several officers have suffered injuries,” the UK capital’s police added, saying in the “ongoing disorder” objects had been thrown at officers and “a number of people have been arrested on suspicion of violent disorder.”London police said last week they were deploying additional officers to “prevent any disorder” and protect the Iranian embassy.On Saturday last week, a protester briefly replaced the embassy’s flag with a former flag flown before Iran’s Islamic