Overview
- Police report that two men, aged 28 and 33, scaled the fence of the Iranian embassy in Dahlem shortly before 23:00, tore down the national flag, and failed in an attempt to raise historical Iranian flags.
- Embassy security used pepper spray to force the pair off the grounds, and officers briefly detained them along with four others on the sidewalk before releasing all six at the scene.
- The 33-year-old sustained cuts to his hands and eye injuries from the irritant and received outpatient treatment, according to police.
- A flagpole was damaged during the action, and investigations are underway into suspected property damage, trespass, and violations of laws protecting flags and sovereign symbols.
- Police say four accompanying demonstrators deliberately distracted security to enable the breach, as Berlin hosts further rallies supporting the mass anti-government protests inside Iran.