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ationwide uprising – Ashura 10
NCRI – Protests and clashes in Tehran and other cities continue through this evening. Thousands of Tehran residents in streets of Niavaran, Yasser and Jamaran (Khomeini’s residence) have been chanting “Down with Khamenei” and “Down with Ahmadinejad.” The suppressive agents drove into the crowd with their motorcycles and ran over protesters. They also fired teargas to break up the crowd.
The suppressive forces called in reinforcements to help them in their attacks and to contain growing protest. This is while the Revolutionary Guards, agents of State Security Force (SSF), Bassij paramilitary, intelligence and plainclothes agents had been deployed to the area since this morning and were on alert.
While Mohammad Khatami, former president of the clerical regime, addressing a meeting suppressive forces clashed with people who were chanting anti-regime slogans. He had to stop his speech and the protesters went into streets.
Agents of the SSF Special Unit riding on their motorcycles attacked demonstrators in Fakhr Razi Street this afternoon. Some demonstrators sought refuge in the building of the State-run news agency ISNA. The security forces attacked the building and severely beat the defenseless people. Two of the correspondents of the news agency were badly beaten who were mistakenly thought to be among demonstrators.
Secretariat of the National Council of Resistance of Iran
December 26, 2009
