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Iranian Anti-Government Protesters Clash With Security Forces

VOA News

   Iranian protesters took to the streets in the third day of
   demonstrations against the government after it acknowledged mistakenly
   shooting down a Ukrainian passenger jet, killing all 176 aboard.
   Video posted online showed students outside universities in Tehran and
   Isfahan Monday chanting at the country's rulers, "Clerics get lost!"
   Earlier videos from the night before appear to show security forces
   firing live ammunition and tear gas at the protesters in Tehran.
   Authorities denied they opened fire but the semi-official Fars news
   agency reported police had "shot tear gas in some areas" in an attempt
   to disperse the demonstrators.
   The videos showed protesters coughing and sputtering as they tried to
   escape the tear gas fumes. VOA could not independently verify the
   authenticity of the videos.
   Tehran's police chief, Gen. Hossein Rahimi, insisted authorities
   treated protesters with "patience and tolerance."

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