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| Iranian police have clashed with opposition supporters in central Tehran, witnesses say. | Iranian police have clashed with opposition supporters in central Tehran, witnesses say. |
| Police used batons and tear gas, according to the witnesses. The reports could not immediately be verified because of a foreign media ban. | Police used batons and tear gas, according to the witnesses. The reports could not immediately be verified because of a foreign media ban. |
| The reported clashes came as Iranians prepared to hold an annual rally to mark the killing of students in 1953. | The reported clashes came as Iranians prepared to hold an annual rally to mark the killing of students in 1953. |
| Earlier, hundreds of Iranian police were reported to have surrounded Tehran University to try to block protests. | Earlier, hundreds of Iranian police were reported to have surrounded Tehran University to try to block protests. |
| Iranian security forces, including the elite Revolutionary Guards, had warned that they would step in to prevent any attempt to use the event to stage opposition protests. | Iranian security forces, including the elite Revolutionary Guards, had warned that they would step in to prevent any attempt to use the event to stage opposition protests. |
| Iran has cracked down hard on protests by opposition supporters following a disputed election in June. | Iran has cracked down hard on protests by opposition supporters following a disputed election in June. |
| Opponents of the Iranian government have taken to using officially sanctioned demonstrations to turn out in big numbers and publicise their message. | Opponents of the Iranian government have taken to using officially sanctioned demonstrations to turn out in big numbers and publicise their message. |
| On Sunday former presidential candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi, who has become a leader for opponents to the regime, questioned whether the ban would succeed in preventing such demonstrations. | On Sunday former presidential candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi, who has become a leader for opponents to the regime, questioned whether the ban would succeed in preventing such demonstrations. |
| The annual Students Day event commemorates the death of students during an anti-American protest in 1953. | The annual Students Day event commemorates the death of students during an anti-American protest in 1953. |
| Before the rally, Tehran residents said that they had been unable to use e-mail and that opposition websites were being more tightly restricted than before. | Before the rally, Tehran residents said that they had been unable to use e-mail and that opposition websites were being more tightly restricted than before. |
| Thousands have been arrested and dozens killed this year after the disputed election of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad led to the largest street protests since the 1979 Islamic Revolution. | Thousands have been arrested and dozens killed this year after the disputed election of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad led to the largest street protests since the 1979 Islamic Revolution. |
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