Norway Police Arrest 95 Rioters over ‘Acting Aggressively’ against Iranian Embassy
News - World: Norwegian police have arrested 95 rioters who had behaved “violently” and “aggressively” during an unannounced demonstration against the Iranian embassy in Oslo.
Operations manager of Oslo police district, Bjørn Gunnar Nysæter, told NTB that a total of 85 of the 95 people arrested on Thursday were taken to the detention center.
Nine of them were arrested for damage to the embassy area and/or violence against the police, including in the form of stone-throwing, he added.
The Norwegian police are also set to go through some video material from the demonstration for further investigations.
Meanwhile, Gjermund Stokkli, an official with Oslo police, confirmed that tear gas had been used to control the crowd.
No injuries to police personnel have been reported, he said, adding that there has been damage to the facade and fences belonging to the embassy.
The riots began at around 2 PM on Thursday in front of the embassy, where many of the rioters were behaving violently and aggressively, according to Norwegian media.
Source: Press TV
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