Iran protests: opposition clashes with security forces

Iran protests: opposition clashes with security forces

Protesters sparked fierce clashes with the security forces when they attempted to hijack a government rally called to denounce the United States on the annual Students Day.

The centre of Tehran was left shrouded in tear gas as police launched baton charges on the protesters, many of them students. Unverified reports claimed that security forces fired into the air as they attempted to disperse demonstrators in Tehran’s Haft-e Tir Square.

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