Wild clashes at Iranian embassy in Stockholm
Two people were hurt and two others were arrested Thursday following clashes between anti-Tehran protesters and Swedish police at the Iranian embassy in Stockholm.
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Some 250 demonstrators hostile to Tehran's regime gathered in front of the Iranian embassy in Stockholm to mark the 31st anniversary of 1979 Islamic revolution.
About 30 of the protesters started throwing rocks and pieces of ice at the police, Stockholm police spokesman Ulf Lindgren said.
He said one policeman had been hit and a protester was hurt, while two other protesters were arrested for violence against police forces. Police dispersed the crowd.
Sweden has a large Iranian community, estimated at around 80,000 people, including around 57,000 born in Iran, most of whom are exiles from the Islamic regime.
In Tehran on Thursday Iranian opposition leaders Mohammad Khatami and Mehdi Karroubi came under attack and their supporters clashed with police as vast crowds massed to mark the 1979 revolution.
Last Updated (Thursday, 11 February 2010 20:32)
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