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Attackers Strike Home of Iranian Opposition Leader


(Reuters-New York Times) Members of the Basij militia, which is loyal to Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, smashed windows and damaged security cameras at the home of Mehdi Karroubi, an Iranian opposition leader, his Saham News Web site said Thursday, a day before a rally that the authorities worry might reignite antigovernment protests. Militia members "broke Karroubi's windows, spread dye over his house and tore down the building's surveillance cameras." The police stood by and did not interfere. Karroubi's guards fired into the air to scare off the attackers who bashed in the front door. One of the guards was taken to the hospital after he was beaten by militia members.
2010-09-03 08:46:43
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