Demonstrator killed in Tehran protest
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Monday, June 15, 2009
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Unconfirmed reports say that at least one person has been shot and killed, and several others were seriously wounded, during a rally against the re-election of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, in Azadi Square, Tehran, Iran. Reports say that pro-government militia opened fire on protesters after they attempted to storm a Revolutionary Guard compound.
The defeated candidate, Mir Hossein Mousavi, appeared at the rally and addressed the crowd earlier in the day, in contravention of a ban. In the past few days there have been reports of violence and rioting, with many people arrested.
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- "Shots fired at huge election protest in Tehran". MSNBC, June 15, 2009
- "Shots fired at huge Iran protest". BBC News Online, June 15, 2009
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