LOS ANGELES (YBH.ME) – A photo of unrest in Iran has been leaked to the Associated Press. Below anti-government protesters fight back against police in Tehran.
Citizens in Iran clash with state police. (AP Photo)
Reports have surfaces that police killed five anti-government protesters in clashes that look set to escalate. The most recent violence began when thousands of protesters defied a government warning and protested against the government during a Shiite day of observance, Ashoura.
Many in the crowd were yelling “Death to the dictator,” in reference to Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. The increasingly unpopular President was reelected to a second term earlier this year, in what opponents allege was a tainted election result.
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