Tuesday, February 15, 2011

One Killed, Dozens Injured in Tehran Protests - UPDATE

The commander of NAJA, Iran’s national police, has confirmed the reports that a person was killed in Tehran during clashes between security forces and protesters on Monday. NAJA Commander Brig. Gen. Ahmad Reza Radan also said dozens of people, including nine members of the security forces, were wounded in Monday's protests. Gen. Radan says one of the injured is in critical condition.

On Monday, thousands of protesters clashed with police in Tehran during an opposition rally in support of the Egyptian uprising. The protests turned against the Iranian government almost from the start.

UPDATE: Iran’s opposition group Mujahedeen Khalq (MEK) on Tuesday denied a claim made by Iran’s police chief Gen. Radan that its members fired on an opposition rally in Tehran, calling it a lie. Gen. Radan had said earlier that MEK opened fire at police and protesters, killing one person and injuring dozens.

10 comments:

Anonymous said...

Tabnak reprts the spain consul im iran is arrested, he took part on illegal demo

Anonymous said...

The BBC, once a bulwark of independent (government funded) global reporting, has been nurturing quite a few blindspots lately: a casualty yesterday after weeks of Bahraini protests seems far less newsworthy (being covered only today) than the Sheikh's pet Golf tournament.

Hypocrite Yobbos all of them!

Anonymous said...

The poor búgger killed was a pro Govt. dude. His blood will be expensive for Karoubi.

Anonymous said...

PRESS TV just had an interview with the murdered person's father. Karoubi and Mousavi are essentially MKO agents now.

Nader Uskowi said...

Well, anybody can be designated by this government to be MKO agents, and how convenient it is, no need to prove anything, just accuse and punish, and this is where the country has come to. And how eerily similar to the days of the communist hunt under the regime ancien.

Bahram said...

Well I guess the blood of the greens is more red than the blood of others!So much for "peacefull protests."

Anonymous said...

come on uskowi,

u r beggining to sound like the MKO with ur selective justice.

Nader Uskowi said...

Anon 12:57 PM,

What's so selective abut the judgement, that we need to prove the guilt?

Anonymous said...

Jale and Mokhtari, both dead by bullets from the same gun, but you mourn Mokhtari and they mourn Jale

thats not selective ?`?

Nader Uskowi said...

Anon 3:47,

We have not even covered Mokhtari's death. We should have, but have not yet. I don't understand your question or your concern.