TEHRAN, Iran -- An Iranian pro-government news agency claims armed opposition groups plan to shoot at people in a protest rally set for Sunday afternoon.
The report says that teams of the Mujahedeen Khalq, an Iraq-based Iranian opposition group, have entered the country to shoot people during the protest rally.
The report by hardline Fars news agency is seen as a warning to potential protesters that the demonstration will become violent.
Iran's opposition has called for a rally Sunday to mark a week since the deaths of two people in Feb. 14 clashes between security forces and opposition protesters in Tehran.
It was the largest demonstration by the opposition in more than a year.
The opposition blames the deaths on government forces.
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