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Protesters clash with security forces in
Saqqez Kurdistan-Iran
3.8.2005
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Iran-Kurdistan:
Aug. 03 – Violent clashes erupted between young
people and security forces in the Kurdish town of
Saqqez, northwest Iran (Kurdistan), and a prayer
hall and vehicles belonging to the police were set
on fire on Wednesday, according to witnesses.
The windows of several banks were shattered as
people threw sticks and stones at agents of the
State Security Forces in Saqqez, situated in the
province of Kurdistan, a hotbed of anti-government
protests.
The latest clashes come in the wake of a series of
protests that have swept Kurdish towns and cities in
Iran for the past weeks. Dozens of protesters have
been injured or arrested by government troops in
several towns.
The semi-official daily Jomhouri Islami, which is
close to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei,
warned in its Wednesday issue that “certain people
are trying to bring turmoil to western Iran in
coordination with foreigners”.
“There are hidden hands at work to create chaos in
the country through a well-planned coordination”,
the daily added. It also reported “suspicious
propaganda activities” against the theocratic regime
in the south-eastern province of Baluchistan.
Today’s unrest in Saqqez started at Oqab Square just
before noon as angry protestors, who were in their
hundreds, attacked a local Bassij post with sticks
and stones. The Bassij are paramilitary Islamic
vigilantes loyal to the Supreme Leader.
Protestors then split up into small groups attacking
various government buildings including the
governor’s office. The commander of the State
Security Forces in Saqqez was also beaten by
protestors.
Special anti-riot units of the Revolutionary Guards
were brought in to put down the unrest and a number
of demonstrators were arrested.
www.iranfocus.com
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