IRAN: Tear gas, clashes and arrests at anti-government protest in Tehran
LA Times
01-Mar-2011 (one comment)

Clashes erupted betwen security forces and opposition supporters in the Iranian capital on Tuesday at a rally calling for the release of  Iranian opposition leaders Mir-Hossein Mousavi and Mehdi Karroubi from house arrest, witnesses and media reports said.

According to a Reuters report, the Iranian opposition website Kaleme was saying security forces had fired tear gas at demonstrators at Tuesday's rally and clashed with them.

A witness told Babylon & Beyond that demonstrators were being chased by security forces in the streets and that dozens of people were detained by security forces and hauled into vans in an area north of Tehran's Enghelab square. The witness, who wished to remain anonymous for security reasons, added that dozens of protesters were seen chanting anti-government slogans, comparing some Iranian authority figures with the deposed Tunisian president, Zine El Abidine Ben Ali.

Security forces were out in the streets in the central areas of Tehran, the witness said, and police on motorcycles were patrolling some areas in an attempt to intimidate demonstrators.

SahamNews, another Iranian opposition website, reported that large numbers of security personnel had been deployed at squares ... >>>

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