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| 'Clashes erupt' in Iran's capital | 'Clashes erupt' in Iran's capital |
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| Iranian security forces have fired tear gas and warning shots amid clashes with protesters in Tehran, opposition members and reformist websites say. | |
| 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. | 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. |
| People were chanting "Khamenei will be toppled", opposition sources said, a reference to Iran's Supreme Leader. | |
| 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. |
| Police helicopters were seen flying over central Tehran as clouds of black smoke billowed into the sky, reports said. | |
| On the ground, the security forces fired warning shots to try to disperse protesters trying to reach central Enghelab Square, witnesses said. | |
| Protesters were chanting, "This is the month of blood", and calling for the downfall of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, according to opposition websites. | |
| Opposition sources say there have been fierce clashes but protesters are regrouping and more people are arriving in central Tehran. | |
| Disputed election | |
| 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 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, BBC Tehran correspondent 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 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. | Mr Mousavi has said the poll, that returned President Ahmadinejad to power, was fraudulent. |