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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 fired tear gas as demonstrators chanted "death to dictators", the reports cited witnesses as saying. |
Unconfirmed reports circulating in Tehran said police had fired on protesters during Wednesday's rally. | |
Reformist leaders had urged supporters to turn out to peaceful rallies to mark 30 years since the seizure of the US embassy in Iran. | 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. | 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. |
During Wednesday's rally, police were also reported to have made several arrests, and to have used batons to disperse protesters. | |
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