Anti-UK Protests Held Outside British Embassy After British Ambassador Briefly Detained In Tehran

TEHRAN, IRAN - JANUARY 12: Protesters chant slogans while holding up posters of Gen. Qassem Soleimani during a demonstration in front of the British Embassy on January 12, 2020 in Tehran, Iran. A candlelight vigil held late on Saturday in Tehran, to remember the victims of the Ukrainian plane crash, turned into a protest with hundreds of people chanting against the country's leaders including Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and police dispersing them with tear gas. Police briefly detained the British ambassador to Iran, Rob Macaire, who said he went to the Saturday vigil without knowing it would turn into a protest. (Photo by Majid Saeedi/Getty Images)