Fereydun-Kenar Besieged, Mass Unrest - Reports
March 14, 2004
Iran va Jahan
Iran va Jahan Network
Paris -- Unrest, which began yesterday, March 13th 2004, in fereydun-kenar, Iran, has not yet abated. There are reports of scores of dead and multiple injuries.
The unrest began when the local officials annulled the voting results of recently announced parliamentarian deputy from Fereydun-kenar, in favor of an opposing candidate favored by hard-line conservatives.
Eyewitness reports suggest that as many as 5 people have so far lost their lives and 200 are wounded. Some of the wounded are refusing hospital care in order to avoid identification by the authorities.
Demonstrators have set fire to the house of the Friday prayers Mullah, buses and ransacked some government buildings.
Entrance to Fereydun-kenar has been blocked as security forces are preparing to assault the town and suppress the peoples’ uprising.
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