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Police break up new Tehran rally Police break up new Tehran rally
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Iranian riot police have fired tear gas to break up a new opposition rally in the centre of the capital Tehran, hours after a stern warning to protesters.Iranian riot police have fired tear gas to break up a new opposition rally in the centre of the capital Tehran, hours after a stern warning to protesters.
Some 1,000 people had gathered on Haft-e Tir Square despite the warning from Iran's Revolutionary Guards against holding unapproved rallies.Some 1,000 people had gathered on Haft-e Tir Square despite the warning from Iran's Revolutionary Guards against holding unapproved rallies.
Reports say the police were reinforced by Basij militiamen wielding clubs. Basij militiamen wielding clubs were brought in to reinforce the police.
The Guards, an elite armed force, vowed to crack down on new street protests over the presidential election results.The Guards, an elite armed force, vowed to crack down on new street protests over the presidential election results.
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On Friday Ayatollah Ali Khamenei banned protests, prompting street violence in which at least 10 people died.On Friday Ayatollah Ali Khamenei banned protests, prompting street violence in which at least 10 people died.
Severe reporting restrictions placed on the BBC and other foreign media in Iran mean protest reports cannot be verified independently.Severe reporting restrictions placed on the BBC and other foreign media in Iran mean protest reports cannot be verified independently.
'They are firing' Clubs and tear gas
Eyewitnesses said hundreds of riot police were used to drive the protesters from the square.Eyewitnesses said hundreds of riot police were used to drive the protesters from the square.
There are lots of people but they are scattered Eyewitness,in e-mail to BBC Persian TV class="" href="/2/hi/technology/8112550.stm">How Iran eavesdrops on mobiles class="" href="/2/hi/middle_east/8113077.stm">Jeremy Bowen: Splits widen class="" href="/2/hi/middle_east/8101621.stm">Q&A: Election aftermath On Monday afternoon, a police helicopter could be seen circling above the centre of Tehran.
BBC Persian TV received an e-mail from one person saying it had been packed with protesters when police moved against them. The clashes are getting bloodier every day Behrooz, BBC News website reader in Tehran class="" href="/2/hi/middle_east/8112909.stm">Iranian views: tension rising class="" href="/2/hi/middle_east/8101621.stm">Q&A: Election aftermath
"There are lots of people but they are scattered, and lots of police guards. Some Basij militiamen, who are being used as street-level enforcers, stood in groups armed with clubs while others rode around on motorbikes.
"They are firing bullets in the air and using tear gas against the crowds. It's a very dangerous situation but our brave people are still here in the streets." BBC Persian TV received an e-mail from one person saying: "There are lots of people but they are scattered, and lots of police guards.
Police wore helmets and were armed with steel clubs and cables, according to other witnesses. Some rode motorbikes and carried guns. "They are firing bullets in the air and using tear gas against the crowds."
An eyewitness living close to the square told the BBC News website he had seen riot police "on every corner and by every set of traffic lights" as he drove home on Monday. In side streets, young people set fire to rubbish skips in what they said was a protest but also an attempt to combat the tear gas.
The Revolutionary Guards have close ties to the country's supreme leader. Some claimed not to be scared by the large show of force and threats from the Revolutionary Guards.
The Guards have close ties to the country's supreme leader.
Video has emerged of Iranian police making arrests on SaturdayVideo has emerged of Iranian police making arrests on Saturday
In a statement posted on their website, they said their troops would break up street protests and force protesters from the streets.In a statement posted on their website, they said their troops would break up street protests and force protesters from the streets.
"Be prepared for a resolution and revolutionary confrontation with the Guards, Basij and other security forces and disciplinary forces," they said."Be prepared for a resolution and revolutionary confrontation with the Guards, Basij and other security forces and disciplinary forces," they said.
"The Guards will firmly confront in a revolutionary way rioters and those who violate the law," they added."The Guards will firmly confront in a revolutionary way rioters and those who violate the law," they added.
The plain-clothed Basij militia was involved in quelling earlier protests during more than a week of demonstrations against the re-election of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. The Basij militia was involved in quelling earlier protests during more than a week of demonstrations against the re-election of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
In other developments on Monday:In other developments on Monday:
• Italy instructed its embassy in Tehran to provide humanitarian aid to protesters wounded during clashes• Italy instructed its embassy in Tehran to provide humanitarian aid to protesters wounded during clashes
• The UK Foreign Office said it was evacuating the families of staff based in Iran "until the situation improves"• The UK Foreign Office said it was evacuating the families of staff based in Iran "until the situation improves"
'Mobiles blocked' 'No memorial service'
The streets of Tehran had been quieter on Sunday, with the earlier weekend violence leading many Iranians to abandon protest plans. The fiance of Neda Agha-Soltan, the young woman whose violent death during clashes in Tehran on Saturday was recorded on video and uploaded to the internet, has described the events leading up to her shooting in an interview for BBC Persian TV.
The clashes are getting bloodier every day Behrooz, BBC News website reader in Tehran href="/2/hi/middle_east/8112909.stm">Iranian views: tension rising The authorities are aware that everybody in Iran and throughout the whole world knows about her story Kaspin Makan fiance of Neda Agha-Soltan href="/2/hi/middle_east/8113552.stm">Death video girl 'targeted by militia'
One regular protester, 20-year-old student Behrooz, told the BBC that protesters were aware their electronic communications were being monitored. She had been sitting with her music teacher in a car, stuck in traffic, when she decided to get out because of the heat.
"We know that some of them are tracking us on our phone," he said. "When we say certain words... such as 'supreme leader' or 'demonstration' our lines are cut." "She got out of the car for just for a few minutes [and] that's when she was shot dead," said Kaspin Makan.
Mobile calls were being blocked in the evenings and phones would not work in areas where people were demonstrating, he said. Mr Makan quoted eyewitnesses as saying she appeared to have been targeted deliberately by "paramilitaries in civilian clothing".
Results showed Mr Ahmadinejad won the 12 June election by a landslide, taking 63% of the vote, almost double that of Mir Hossein Mousavi, his nearest rival. He added that officials had prevented mourners holding a memorial service at a mosque on Monday.
"The authorities are aware that everybody in Iran and throughout the whole world knows about her story," he told the BBC. "They were afraid that lots of people could turn up."
Election results show Mr Ahmadinejad won the 12 June election by a landslide, taking 63% of the vote, almost double that of Mir Hossein Mousavi, his nearest rival.
Following complaints, the powerful Guardian Council, which oversees the electoral process, said it had found some evidence of voting irregularities but the number had "no effect on the result of the elections", it insisted.Following complaints, the powerful Guardian Council, which oversees the electoral process, said it had found some evidence of voting irregularities but the number had "no effect on the result of the elections", it insisted.
Iran's foreign ministry has accused Western governments of explicitly backing violent protests. An independent British analysis of the disputed election results has found irregularities in the reported turnout, as well as "implausible" swings in the vote in favour of Mr Ahmadinejad.
Analysts from St Andrew's University and the Chatham House think-tank said votes in favour of Mr Ahmadinejad in a third of the provinces would have required an "unlikely scenario" of voting patterns.
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