Iranian police clash with opposition supporters in Tehran

Tehran: Iranian riot police have clashed with supporters of the main opposition candidate in disputed presidential elections.

Demonstrators wearing the trademark green colour of Mir Hossein Mousavi chanted slogans condemning the results that gave a landslide victory to President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Protesters set fires to tires outside the Interior Ministry in the most serious unrest in Tehran in a decade.

Police attacked demonstrators, beating them with clubs and smashing cars.

Iranian authorities said on Saturday that Ahmadinejad took 62.6 per cent of the vote. Mousavi has also claimed victory and alleged widespread fraud.

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