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Posted on 10/29/2003 5:16:51 AM PST by Pan_Yans Wife
Thousands defy demo ban
By World News Jul 9, 2003, 4:12pm
TEHRAN - Tens of thousands of Iranians converged on an area around Tehran University in their cars late Wednesday to mark the fourth anniversary of bloody pro-democracy student riots, defying a huge deployment of riot police and hardline vigilantes.
Despite a blanket ban on any gatherings, masses of vehicles were seen jammed around Enghelab (revolution) square and the tense city-centre campus.
The facility itself was closed by authorities in what had been part of a determined bid to prevent any display of public anger against the clerical regime.
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