US EditionVigil for Iranian supreme leader sparks controversy in NYC's Washington Square Park
At least three arrests followed violent clashes at a vigil mourning Khamenei, with about 200 participants and counter-protesters confronting each other, police said.
- A memorial gathering for Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Manhattan escalated Friday night, with an NYPD spokesperson confirming at least three arrests by 7 p.m. at Washington Square Park.
- Organizers billed the event as a memorial and circulated a flier Friday calling Khamenei's death an `assassination by U.S. government forces` while counterprotesters waved American and Israeli flags.
- Video footage showed a man attempting to pull down a poster of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei while a man in a SpongeBob sweatshirt punched him; tables displayed a makeshift memorial with candles, keffiyehs and a photo of Breonna Taylor.
- NYPD community affairs officers broke up multiple yelling matches and detained several attendees, with video evidence of detentions before the event's end around 8 p.m.
- A report said Saturday's downtown Tehran strike that killed Khamenei was carried out by the Israeli military, while U.S. officials have denied involvement, and the UN reported Iranian leaders killed thousands of their own citizens earlier this year.
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Man Pummeled by Khamenei Mourners in NYC After Snatching Poster
A man who objected to a vigil in Manhattan for Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was punched and kicked on the ground when he snatched a poster-size portrait of the dead "supreme leader" from a shrine set up to honor him.
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