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Iran says over 100 people detained at anti-U.S. rally
Reuters ^ | NOv. 8, '09

Posted on 11/07/2009 7:23:17 PM PST by nuconvert

TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iranian police detained more than 100 people for "disturbing public order" during a rally this week to mark the anniversary of the seizure of the U.S. embassy, the official IRNA news agency reported on Saturday.

Security forces clashed with supporters of Iran's opposition leader Mirhossein Mousavi in Tehran on Wednesday when an annual state-organised rally marking the 30th anniversary of the storming of the U.S. embassy turned violent.

(Excerpt) Read more at tiscali.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: greenmovement; iran; iranprotest

1 posted on 11/07/2009 7:23:18 PM PST by nuconvert
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Article doesn’t mention how many were arrested in other large city protests like Esfahan, Tabriz, Shiraz, Mashad,etc.

The msm rarely mentions the thousands of people protesting elsewhere outside of Tehran.


2 posted on 11/07/2009 7:26:46 PM PST by nuconvert ( Khomeini promised change too // Hail, Chairman O)
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When reading the headline, what are you supposed to think?

pong


3 posted on 11/07/2009 7:47:38 PM PST by nuconvert ( Khomeini promised change too // Hail, Chairman O)
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To: nuconvert

The exact opposite of what seems to have actually occurred.


4 posted on 11/07/2009 8:07:54 PM PST by USFRIENDINVICTORIA
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