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December 28, 2009       Share:    

Source: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/28/world/middleeast/28iran.html

At Least Ten Killed in Iran Protests

(New York Times) Robert F. Worth and Nazila Fathi - Police officers in Iran opened fire into crowds of protesters on Sunday, killing at least 10 people, witnesses and opposition Web sites said. One of the dead was Ali Moussavi, a 43-year-old nephew of the opposition leader Mir Hussein Moussavi, who appears to have been assassinated in a political gesture aimed at his uncle. In some parts of Tehran, protesters pushed the police back, hurling rocks and capturing several police cars and motorcycles, which they set on fire. Videos posted to the Internet showed groups of protesters attacking Basij militia. One video showed a group of protesters setting an entire police station aflame in Tehran. Several videos show police officers holding up their helmets and walking away from the melee, as protesters pat them on the back in appreciation. The turmoil revealed an opposition movement that is becoming bolder and more direct in its challenge to Iran's governing authorities.

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