More unrest in Iranian cities
SMCCDI (Information Service)Oct 1, 2004
Sporadic clashes took place, late yesterday night, as groups of young sized the occasion offered by a religious ceremony in order to break taboos and to protest against the Islamic regime.
Young girls and boys were seen dancing, chanting and shouting slogans against the Islamic regime and its leaders, in the Keshavarz and Vali-e-Asr areas located in center of Tehran, despite the sporadic brutal attacks of some of regime's plainclothes men often retaliated.
Unprecedented traffic jams blocking several arteries slowed the security forces' deployment and the support of many of the civilian security agents on the ground.
An unusual number of surveillance helico, flying at very low altitude, have been reported from the early hours of today's morning especially in the Azad, Vali-e-Asr and Enghelab areas. It seems that the authorities are fearing popular gatherings at the occasion of the "Mehregan event" declared as "pagan" by the dogmatic Islamists and clerics. Many residents are intending to make, this evening, a celebration and popular show of force at the occasion of this Ancient Iran's legacy.
Clashes were reported as well, yesterday evening, from the cities of Esfahan, Shiraz and Hamadan leading to several injured and arrested. Same type of aerial show of force intending to intimidate the residents has been reported from these cities.