US EditionU-Haul truck driven into crowd at Los Angeles anti-Iranian regime protest
The driver was detained after the U-Haul truck struck protesters during a rally supporting Iranians amid a crackdown that has killed over 580 people, activists said.
- On Sunday, January 11, 2026, a U-Haul truck drove into protesters in Westwood near the Wilshire Federal Building and was stopped several blocks away by LAPD.
- HRANA reported a rising death toll tied to nationwide unrest in Iran, with at least 583 killed; a Jan. 8 government-imposed internet blackout has limited communications, impeding information flow.
- Video shows the truck forcing its way through the crowd, with demonstrators striking it, chasing it and pulling the driver from inside.
- Shortly before 5 p.m., the LAFD reported two people evaluated and declined treatment, while police issued a dispersal order and closed the 405 ramp on Wilshire.
- The U-Haul bore slogans alluding to Iran's 1953 coup, including `No Shah` and `Don't Repeat 1953`; authorities have not identified the driver or motive, a bomb squad was requested and the trailer appeared empty.
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A driver has tried to hit a truck this Sunday with a group of people who participated in a demonstration in Los Angeles against the Iranian government, as part of the mobilizations that shake the Central Asian country and have had replicas in multiple countries of the world by the Iranian diaspora."About 3.30 p.m. (local time), the driver of a U-Haul moving truck has crashed into people marching on Veteran Avenue, near the Federal Building. The …
U-Haul truck drives into large crowd in Los Angeles during anti-Iranian regime rally
Two people were injured when a U-Haul truck drove into a large crowd of demonstrators during an anti-Iranian regime protest in the Westwood neighborhood of Los Angeles on Sunday afternoon.
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VGA truck from the American moving company U-Haul drove into a group of people gathered at a demonstration in support of the Iranian people in Los Angeles.
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