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| 'Clashes' in Iran protest rally | 'Clashes' in Iran protest rally |
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| Police have clashed with opposition supporters during a rally in the Iranian capital, Tehran, reports say. | Police have clashed with opposition supporters during a rally in the Iranian capital, Tehran, reports say. |
| Police fired tear gas as demonstrators chanted "death to dictators", the reports cited witnesses as saying. | |
| Police were also reported to have made several arrests, and to have used batons to disperse protesters. | |
| Reformist leaders had urged supporters to turn out to peaceful rallies to mark 30 years since the seizure of the US embassy in Iran. | |
| Iran's Revolutionary Guards had warned opposition groups not to hold protest rallies. | |
| Since June, Iranian opposition supporters have been staging protests over elections they say were rigged to ensure the re-election of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. | Since June, Iranian opposition supporters have been staging protests over elections they say were rigged to ensure the re-election of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. |