Saturday, June 20, 2009

In Tehran, began banned opposition rallies.

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According to the agency, Tehran University gathered in front of two thousand people. CNN reports that the central area of the Iranian capital - Engelab (Revolution) and the Azadi (Freedom) - trying to break a few thousand people who beat the armed police. Eyewitnesses reported that police used tear gas.
According to the opposition, to rally their supporters contractor from the neighboring towns with Tehran. In addition, as reported by AFP, about the leader of the Islamic Revolution of mausoleum Ruholly Mousavi Khomeini, which is situated on the outskirts of Tehran, detonated a suicide. He was killed, another wounded.
Earlier, the Interior Ministry of Iran stated that the illegality of any rallies in the country. The police, in turn, promised to arrest the organizers of rallies as well as to their parties to take stricter measures.
On that June 20 in Tehran to resume protests, was known in advance. However, due to the prohibition of powers until the last moment it was not clear whether the opposition will take to the streets.
June 19, Iranian spiritual leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei called on fellow citizens for calm, saying that rallies can not change the election results. In addition, he recognized the legitimate victory to incumbent President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
Meanwhile, the authorities have agreed to partially meet the losers of the candidates and to re-vote. According to the AFP, state television broadcast, it was announced that the sample may be subjected to re-up to 10 percent of the ballots.
In turn, the opposition said earlier that do not agree with a partial recount. In their view, the election fell significantly short of, so their results should be abolished.
Voting took place on 12 June. Starting from the day in Iran began to be mass protests losers Ahmadinejad supporters of candidates - former prime minister Mir-Hossein Mousavi, former parliamentary speaker Mehdi Karroubi and former commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Corps Mohsen Rezaie.
During clashes with the police and opposition supporters of Ahmadinejad have died according to official data, seven people, according to unofficial - 20.

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