Iran protests turn deadly: Two security officials killed, 30 injured
Violent protests across Iran leave dozens dead and injured, as demonstrators clash with police and spread nationwide unrest rapidly.
IRAN – (Special Correspondent / Web Desk) – According to Iran’s Fars news agency, unrest erupted when around 300 shopkeepers closed their stores at approximately 10 p.m. on Wednesday and gathered on streets near the Khardoun neighborhood and Shirouni Bridge, chanting slogans. Tensions reportedly escalated after some individuals joined the crowd and provoked clashes with police, with certain protesters throwing stones at security forces.
Fars reported that armed members in the crowd opened fire on police using a mix of military-grade and hunting weapons, resulting in two deaths and at least 30 injuries. Demonstrators also damaged the governor’s office and other administrative buildings in Lordegan during the violence.
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Elsewhere, a shop was set ablaze in Bojnord in North Khorasan province, while authorities prevented a civilian vehicle from being torched. Meanwhile, a pro-government rally took place in Hamedan province, with participants chanting against economic pressures on the nation.
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Protesters were seen holding posters of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and Iran’s national flag, while also voicing opposition to Israel. They expressed strong resistance to what they described as efforts to spread unrest, insecurity, and violence.
Videos shared by rights groups on social media showed further demonstrations across the country, with some streets filled with protesters.
Norway-based rights group IHR published a video of people massing in the streets of Bojnurd in the north-east of the country, shouting slogans including “an Iranian can die but will not accept humiliation”.
The Tasnim news agency reported that rioters had attacked a mosque and a shop selling religious books.
Another protest was reported in the upscale Shemiran district of Tehran, with protesters shouting “death to the dictator” and “freedom”, IHR said.
The US-based HRANA group posted a video of a crowd demonstrating in the Gulf port of Bandar Abbas, with people shouting slogans including “don’t be spectators, join us” and “this is the final battle, Pahlavi will come back”, referring to the dynasty of the deposed shah.
Large numbers of protesters also took to the streets in Aligudarz in western Iran, with people chanting slogans including “this is the year of blood, Seyyed Ali will be toppled” in reference to Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, according to footage broadcast by the Iran International channel, which is based outside the country.
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Iran’s Fars news agency, meanwhile, reported deadly clashes in the country’s south-west that killed two people and wounded 30.
Fars said that shopkeepers were protesting in Lordergan when “rioters began throwing stones at the police”.
“Among them, there were individuals with military and hunting weapons who suddenly opened fire on the police,” the agency added.
It said the two dead were police officers.
Nationwide, protests have spread to 25 of Iran’s 31 provinces, according to an AFP tally based on official statements and local media.
In a video released by the news agency Mehr after a cabinet meeting, Vice President Mohammad Jafar Ghaempanah said Pezeshkian had “ordered that no security measures be taken against the demonstrators”.
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“Those who carry firearms, knives and machetes and who attack police stations and military sites are rioters, and we must distinguish protesters from rioters,” Ghaempanah added.
Security forces have now killed at least 27 protesters, including five people under the age of 18, the Norway-based NGO Iran Human Rights (IHR) said on Tuesday.
Iranian media outlets, relaying official announcements, have reported 15 deaths, including members of the security forces and a policeman who was shot dead on Tuesday.
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