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Seven killed during anti-Ahmadinejad rally
The massive rally disputing hard-line Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's re-elction has claimed seven lives.
- Agencies
- Published: 10:10 June 16, 2009
Tehran: Iran's state radio says seven people died in clashes in Tehran after an "unauthorised gathering" following a mass rally over alleged election fraud.
The radio report says the seven died in shooting that erupted after several people at the gathering Monday night in western Tehran "tried to attack a military location."
"A military post was attacked with the intention of looting its weapons. Unfortunately, seven of our citizens were killed and a number of them injured," the radio said.
More than 100,000 opponents of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad marched through Tehran earlier Monday protesting alleged vote rigging in last week's elections.
The report Tuesday gave no details. It was the first official confirmation of the shooting in Tehran's Azadi Square. Witnesses there saw at least one person shot dead and several others seriously wounded after shooting from a compound for volunteer militia linked to Iran's powerful Revolutionary Guard.
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