Iran Forces Clash With Protesters In Cities: Report -- Reuters
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iranian security forces armed with batons and teargas clashed with supporters of the late dissident cleric Grand Ayatollah Hossein Ali Montazeri in two central cities on Wednesday, opposition websites said.
If confirmed, the incidents signal escalating tension in Iran, six months after a disputed presidential election plunged the Islamic Republic into its deepest internal crisis since it was founded three decades ago.
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