[sten]

someone gets deliberately shot while not near the protest... just simply watching?

hmm. two possibilities.

1. current regime wants to make people fear being in the vicinity of any protests, thereby hoping to reduce support.

2. pro-protest gunman shoots sympathetic woman to create a martyr for the cause.

[Tailback]

3rd possibility is a Arab (Hamas or Hezb’Allah islamist import) noticed a young woman without a headscarf or veil and then took appropriate actions according to their 7th century gutter religion.

[UCANSEE2]

The answer is #1. The 'special' police brought in are experts at this kind of tactic. Instead of confronting the leading edge of the protestors, they shoot from safe perches at the curious crowds.

Result: No crowds, no cameras, no protesters.

[justa-hairyape]

Or there is always the possibility that some of the Basij are just bloodthirsty, murdering, woman killing, scumbags.