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Iranian security forces have fired tear gas to disperse protesters in the centre of the capital, Tehran, opposition members say. Iranian security forces have fired tear gas amid clashes with protesters in central Tehran, opposition members and reformist websites say.
The reported clashes came as the opposition had called on people to take to the streets as the Shia Muslim festival of Ashura reached a climax. The reported clashes came as the opposition called on people to take to the streets as the Shia Muslim festival of Ashura reached a climax.
There have been days of sporadic protests in various cities across Iran.There have been days of sporadic protests in various cities across Iran.
Hundreds of police and security forces were said to have been deployed in Tehran ahead of Sunday's protests.Hundreds of police and security forces were said to have been deployed in Tehran ahead of Sunday's protests.
Tensions have risen in Iran since influential dissident cleric Grand Ayatollah Hoseyn Ali Montazeri died a week ago aged 87.Tensions have risen in Iran since influential dissident cleric Grand Ayatollah Hoseyn Ali Montazeri died a week ago aged 87.
Supporters of opposition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi have sought to use Shia religious festivals this weekend to show its continued defiance of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's government. Supporters of opposition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi have sought to use Shia religious festivals this weekend to show continued defiance of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's government.
Denied the right to protest, the opposition chose the highly significant festival of Ashura when millions of Iranians traditionally go onto the streets for ceremonies and parades, the BBC's Jon Leyne says. Denied the right to protest, the opposition chose the highly significant festival of Ashura when millions of Iranians traditionally go onto the streets for ceremonies and parades, BBC Tehran correspondent Jon Leyne says.
The festival mourns the 7th Century death of Imam Hussein, a grandson of the Prophet Muhammad.The festival mourns the 7th Century death of Imam Hussein, a grandson of the Prophet Muhammad.
Mr Mousavi came second in the June election, and anger at the result saw mass protests in Tehran and other cities that led to thousands of arrests and some deaths.
Mr Mousavi has said the poll, that returned President Ahmadinejad to power, was fraudulent.