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Iran: Young people set fire to regime’s flag while Ahmadinejad speaking in Azadi Square

 February 11 Uprising – Statement no. 14

People chanted “Down with dictator” as Ahmadinejad was addressing

NCRI – This morning, while Ahmadinejad was addressing a gathering organized by the regime to mark the anniversary of 1979 revolution, courageous young people and women chanted “Down with dictator” and other anti-regime slogans. A number of the regime’s flags were set on fire. These happened while several layers of the Revolutionary Guards, Bassij force, State Security Forces, intelligence and plainclothes agents were controlling the gathering.

The suppressive and intelligence agents within the crowd attacked the protesters and arrested a number of them including two girls.

Secretariat of the National Council of Resistance of Iran
February 11, 2010