Posted on 05/20/2008 5:36:10 PM PDT by Flavius
The Islamist Basij militia is to start patrolling streets in urban areas across Iran to try to curb security threats, a Basij commander was quoted as saying on Tuesday.
"Upon people's request and due to the social circumstances, we will launch patrols in different neighbourhoods and towns from May 23," Fars news agency quoted the Basij commander of operations, Ahmad Zolqadr, as saying.
The decision comes after a deadly mosque blast in the southern city of Shiraz that killed 13 people and injured more than 200 in mid-April.
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Ah, yes! The always useful people's request.
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