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December 9, 2009       Share:    

Source: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/09/world/middleeast/09iran.html

Violent Protests in Iran Carry into Second Day

(New York Times) Robert F. Worth - Iran's broadest and most violent protest in months spilled over into a second day on Tuesday, as bloody clashes broke out on university campuses between students chanting anti-government slogans and the police and Basij militia members. As the scale of Monday's demonstrations became clearer, Tehran's police chief announced that 204 people had been arrested in the capital, the semi-official Mehr news agency reported. Clashes took place on campuses across the country. During Monday's demonstrations there were more chants aimed directly at Ayatollah Khamenei. In addition to the now common chants of "death to the dictator," some protesters chanted, "Khamenei knows his time is up."

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