5 Die in Clashes Over Sunni Leader’s Death
From Times Wire Reports
Clashes over the death of a Sunni Muslim religious leader left five people dead in western Iran, a senior security official in Bakhtaran said. The unrest was sparked by the death last week of Mullah Mohammed Rabii, leader of the Sunni Muslim sect, a minority in overwhelmingly Shiite Iran. Officials said Rabii suffered a heart attack, but his supporters claim he was killed by government agents.
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