Man shot dead in Iran protests

Man shot dead in Iran protests

TEHRAN, Iran In a massive outpouring reminiscent of the Islamic Revolution three decades ago, hundreds of thousands of Iranians streamed through the capital Monday, and the fist-waving protesters denounced President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's claim to victory in a disputed election.

Standing on a roof, gunmen opened fire on a group of protesters who had tried to storm a pro-government militia's compound. One man was killed and several others were wounded in the worst violence since the disputed election Friday.

Angry men showed their bloody palms after cradling the dead and wounded who had been part of a crowd that stretched more than five miles (nearly 10 kilometers) supporting reform leader Mir Hossein Mousavi.

The huge rally — and smaller protests around the country — reinforced what has become increasingly clear since the election: the opposition forces rallying behind Mousavi show no signs of backing down. Their resolve appears to have pushed Iran's Islamic establishment into attempts to cool the tensions after days of unrest.

In his first public comment on the Iranian election, President Barack Obama said he was "deeply troubled by the violence I've been seeing on TV."

Although he said he had no way of knowing whether the election was valid, Obama praised protesters and Iranian youth who questioned the results.

"The world is watching and is inspired by their participation, regardless of what the ultimate outcome of the election was," he said.

Police and other security forces stood by quietly — some sitting on stoops with their batons and shields resting behind them as the marchers swallowed the streets in parts of Tehran. Estimates put the turnout at hundreds of thousands overflowing the square, where crowds of 200,000 have filled the plaza in the past.

Mousavi made his first public appearance since the polls closed, and he launched his claims that the vote was rigged to re-elect the hard-line president.

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[pupsi42]

fuck the islamic regime of iran ,islam is a deadly virus that kills more people than aids

[sullivanseven]

Ali khamenei is elected as the Dictator of 2009

Congratulations to the fake messenger of god

[pupsi42]

@amooballer koony ! most of us are muslim by force and now they are starting to see what it really is just bullshit and im not trying to win anyone over i just want them to know the truth if they already dont know.

[amooballer]

@pupsi42 olagh! you're not gonna win over iran's people like this. believe it or not, iranians are moslim, and attacking islam isnt helping your case.

[xx9MMxx]

christion iran's use young men and girls brainwash later they die then they make progoganda shows the world about iran islamitic crime I SAY long live iran may allah bless ther presidents and yeah keep it clean fuk all kafirs

[1975Aspen]

Yes, in the U.S. these days local sheriff and police departments open criminal investigations on dissidents while harassing them thru organized gang stalking, assassinating dissidents in Europe and jailing in Banana Republics elsewhere while providing material support to dissident groups in Russia, China and Iran. Look up gang stalking, gang stalking TV, Monarch II (pt twelve) on YouTube.

[edimk25]

hey i have to say this.One fucken planet and we cant get it together i say human is a BIG MISTAKE IN CREATION! I didnt ask to come here this planet is hell and heaven mixed! how is this possible to have both in one place?

[edimk25]

FUCK all religions they have to be destroyed and we should start with MUSLIM RELIGION! connect cap words lol yeah ?

[WAQWAQSAHAB]

WHO THE FUCK IS THAT ANTI IRANIAN SLUT?

[00101101011000110001]

@pupsi42 not it isn't, extremists are, but they exist in every religion. The only difference is that they have more power in poor countries, because people don't have access to as much information, and extremists answer their questions.

[msg06769]

utter nonsense. you called me ignorant? look idiot if that was true then iran should have been 100% muslim because having other belief system "is punishable by death" as you say. but thats not true. you could be atheist in iran and nobody bothers you. its actually 98% so the government is representing the people. are the women who brake the law or the 10,000 others are atheists? hardly any. ofcourse in any country if the laws are broken you will be arrested, the rest is their fault.

[hobodoctor]

@msg06769 "90%" Muslim because it's punishable by death to not be you ignorant fucking cretin! "90%" because women who break Islamic law are brutally beaten or buried up to their waist and stoned to death! "90%" because those who who question the government but aren't lucky enough to be excecuted like 8,000 others in just 4 years are tortured, put in darkness and silence until mentally insane, and forced to join firing squads and shoot their friends and family! You absolutely disgusts me.