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Iran police arrest mourners in cemetery memorial
Iranian police arrested mourners who gathered at a Tehran cemetery to commemorate victims of the unrest that followed the country's disputed June presidential election, witnesses said on Thursday.The police forced Mirhossein Mousavi, a defeated candidate at the election, to leave the cemetery. "Hundreds have gathered around Neda Agha-Soltan's grave to mourn her death and other victims' deaths ... police arrested some of them ... dozens of riot police also arrived and are trying to disperse the crowd," a witness told Reuters. The witness saw police detaining three mourners. Officials were not available to comment on the number of detainees. Later the witness said: "Police forced Mousavi to return to his car and leave the cemetery. Police also are warning mourners to leave the place or face the consequences." Posted by: ed 2009-07-30 |
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