Police have stepped up their presence around the Iranian embassy and consulate in London after the country's flag was torn down during anti-regime protests.
Videos showed a demonstrator climbing up to a balcony above the main door of the embassy and removing the flag of the Islamic Republic. He was later seen waving the flag of the Iranian monarchy above his head.
The tri-coloured flag, with a lion and sun, surrounded by a wreath and crown, was a ceremonial one used in Iran before the revolution in the late 1970s. The embassy later posted a picture on its X account of the flag back in place.
More than 540 people have been killed in the wave of protests that has e
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