Iranian Protesters Clash With Police
Demonstrators clashed with Iranian police Friday, and at least 150 people were arrested, on the third day of protests in a southern town after hard-liners annulled a reformist’s election victory, a local journalist said.
“The protesters hurled stones at anti-riot police and set one of the police cars on fire,” said the journalist in the town of Sarvestan in southern Fars province.
It was not immediately clear whether anyone was in the police car when it was set on fire, and there were no immediate reports of casualties.
The journalist, speaking on condition of anonymity, said hundreds of anti-riot police were patrolling the streets of Sarvestan.
Police also banned gatherings of more than three people in the town.
“The situation is very tense, and the streets are littered with broken glass, burned tires and stones,” the journalist said.
The protests began Wednesday.
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