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At least 9 killed as Iran protests spread over woman's death - The Associated Press

At least 9 killed as Iran protests spread over woman's death - The Associated Press

At least 9 killed as Iran protests spread over woman's death - The Associated Press
Sep 22, 2022 1 min, 4 secs

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Clashes between Iranian security forces and protesters angry over the death of a 22-year-old woman in police custody have killed at least nine people since the violence erupted over the weekend, according to a tally Thursday by The Associated Press.

The scope of Iran’s ongoing unrest, the worst in several years, still remains unclear as protesters in at least a dozen cities — venting anger over social repression and the country’s mounting crises — continue to encounter security and paramilitary forces.

Hundreds were killed as security forces cracked down, according to human rights groups, the deadliest violence since the 1979 Islamic Revolution.

Videos online show security forces firing tear gas and water canons to disperse hundreds of protesters.

Footage on social media from the northern city of Tabriz shows a young man allegedly shot by security forces bleeding out in the street as protesters shouted for help.

In Amini’s home province in the northwest, Kurdistan, the provincial police chief said four protesters were killed by live fire.

In Kermanshah, the prosecutor said two protesters were killed, insisting that the bullets were not fired by Iran’s security forces.

said the clashes have killed at least eight people, including a woman and 16-year-old boy, with dozens more injured and arrested.

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