Monday, December 7, 2009

Riots Break Out On Iranian Campuses. Gunfire Heard

Opposition and government supporters clash at Tehran University. (AFP/Getty Images)

Students Clash With Riot Police As Protests Erupt On Iranian Campuses -- Times Online

Violence erupted in Tehran today as thousands of students and opposition activists staged fresh protests against the Government.

Riot police using teargas and batons charged demonstrators in two of the capital’s main squares. Security forces flooded the streets and sealed off universities. They were reported to be firing in the air and bringing in water cannon, but they failed to prevent students demonstrating on campuses across Tehran and in other Iranian cities.

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More News On the Unrest In Iran

Thousands protest in Iran, battling police -- Yahoo News/AP
'Gunfire heard' as Iran police clash with protesters -- BBC
Iranian Police Clash with Protesters -- Voice of America
Iran police crack down on student protesters -- Washington Post
Iran police fire tear gas at protesters -- AFP
Students, security forces face off in Tehran -- L.A. Times
Iranian police use teargas and batons in clashes with protesters -- The Guardian
Iran police clash with anti-government demonstrators at universities -- The Telegraph
IRAN: Video footage of Tehran protests surfaces [Updated] -- L.A. Times

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