[Spam] U-Haul drives into crowd at Los Angeles anti-Iranian regime protest

A U-Haul truck drove into a crowd of demonstrators in Los Angeles during
an anti-Iranian regime rally in Los Angeles on Sunday afternoon,
officials said. 

The Los Angeles Fire Department said two patients were evaluated at the
scene and both declined treatment and transport. 

The rally took place in the Westwood neighborhood. California Highway
Patrol requested the Los Angeles Police Department's help with traffic
control, shutting down the 405 Freeway ramp on Wilshire. 

U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli said on X that the FBI is investigating the
incident. 

"FBI is on scene working with LAPD to determine the motive of the
driver. This is an active investigation and we will update the public
when we have more information," he said. 

The demonstration in Los Angeles comes as the death toll from mass
protests in Iran has risen to over 500 people, according to data
compiled by the U.S.-based Human Rights Activists News Agency on Sunday. 

The group said it has confirmed the deaths of 490 protesters and 48
members of security forces. At least 10,600 people have been arrested,
according to HRANA. 

ABC News cannot independently verify these numbers. The Iranian
government has not provided any death tolls during the ongoing protests. 

HRANA said in its Saturday update that it had recorded 574 protest
locations across 185 cities and all 31 provinces of the country. 

Saturday marked the fourteenth consecutive day of protests in the
country, but demonstrations have been spreading in Iran since late
December. The first marches took place in downtown Tehran, with
participants demonstrating against rising inflation and the falling
value of the national currency, the rial. 

As the protests spread, some have taken on a more explicitly
anti-government tone, with some protesters chanting slogans including
"student, be the voice of your people," and "death to Islamic Republic." 

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