U-Haul Truck Drives Into Crowd of Iran Protesters in Los Angeles
The New York Times••nation
Key Points:
- A man driving a U-Haul truck drove through a crowd of protesters in Los Angeles supporting antigovernment demonstrations in Iran, hitting one person who was not seriously injured.
- The driver was detained by police, but no formal arrests had been made by Sunday evening; it remains unclear if the incident was intentional or an attempt to navigate through the crowd.
- The protest took place in Westwood, home to the largest Iranian community outside Iran, where thousands gathered to show solidarity amid ongoing protests in Iran triggered by economic grievances and government crackdowns.
- Videos show the truck moving through the crowd with signs discouraging American involvement in Iran’s crisis, leading to some protesters attacking the driver after police detained him.
- The demonstrations in Iran
