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A truck driver has been detained in Los Angeles, California, after speeding down a street filled with people demonstrating in support of protesters in Iran<\/a>.<\/p>\n Marchers were forced to scramble out of the way as a U-Haul box truck drove down a crowded road during the protest on Sunday. One person was hit, but nobody was seriously hurt, local police said in a statement.<\/p>\n The truck was stopped several blocks away and surrounded by police cars. Footage from a local news helicopter showed officers trying to stop demonstrators from attacking the driver, after they had raced to catch up with his vehicle.<\/p>\n Police said the driver, who has not been identified, was detained \u201cpending further investigation\u201d.<\/p>\n The Los Angeles Fire Department said two people were evaluated by paramedics following the incident, with both declining any further treatment.<\/p>\n A huge crowd of demonstrators had earlier gathered along Veteran Avenue in the Westwood neighbourhood of Los Angeles, marching in support of antigovernment protesters in Iran.<\/p>\n The United States West Coast city is home to the largest Iranian community outside of Iran.<\/p>\n Police initially allowed the protest to take place before eventually issuing a dispersal order. Only about 100 protesters were still in the area by early evening, according to local media.<\/p>\n The protests in Iran began on December 28, when merchants at Tehran\u2019s Grand Bazaar closed their shops over the Iranian rial\u2019s plummeting value.\u00a0They have evolved from economic grievances<\/a> into broader antigovernment demonstrations and are the largest in Iran since the 2022-23 movement spurred by the custodial death of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old woman who had been arrested for allegedly violating the strict dress code for women.<\/p>\n Demonstrations supporting Iranian protesters have taken place in cities across the world, including London, Los Angeles, Paris, Berlin, and Istanbul.<\/p>\n