Friday, September 18, 2009

Demonstrations And Riots Return To Iran



Iran Opposition Chiefs Attacked During Mass Protests -- Yahoo News/AFP

TEHRAN (AFP) – Iranian opposition chiefs were attacked on Friday as their supporters battled riot police, with tens of thousands mounting the first protest in two months against the re-election of hardline President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.

Main opposition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi had to abandon plans to take part after an angry crowd of hardliners shouting "Death to the hypocrite Mousavi" attacked his car, the official IRNA news agency said.

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More News On Iran

Thousands march in Iran opposition protests -- AP
Opposition Permission -- Newsweek
Violent clashes on Tehran's streets -- Press Association
Analysis: opposition protesters outflank Iranian regime, for now -- Times Online
Fresh Iranian protests inconclusive for opposition -- Christian Science Monitor
Amid Large Protests, Iran Leader Calls Holocaust a Lie -- New York Times
News Updates from Iran(Persian translated into English) -- Iran Press News
'Death to the dictator' chant protesters as Ahmadinejad denies Holocaust -- The Guardian
Reformists take over day of protest -- Financial Times
US slams Iran leader's 'hateful' remarks on Holocaust -- AFP
Ahmadinejad's Holocaust 'myth' comments slammed -- AFP
German FM: Ahmadinejad is a disgrace to Iran -- Ynet News
Obama Won't Meet With Ahmadinejad at U.N. -- CBS News

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