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Protesters march again in Tehran as 200 arrested, 2 killed
[ARABNEWS] Some 200 protesters marched through central Tehran Sunday as authorities braced for a possible fourth night of unrest and cut access to social media after days of unrest that saw two people killed.

A security deputy for Tehran’s governor told the ILNA news agency that 200 people had been enjugged
... anything you say can and will be used against you, whether you say it or not...
after protests on Saturday night ‐ including 40 "leaders."

The interior minister warned that protesters will "pay the price" as footage on social media showed thousands marching across the country overnight in the biggest test for the Islamic republic since mass demonstrations in 2009.

The demonstrations began in second city Mashhad on Thursday over high living costs, but quickly spread and turned against the system as a whole, with slogans such as "Death to the dictator."

Lorestan province deputy governor Habibollah Khojastehpour told state television
... and if you can't believe state television who can you believe?
that two people were killed in festivities in the small western town of Dorud late Saturday, but denied security forces were responsible.

In an apparent attempt to stave off more unrest, the authorities began blocking access to photo sharing and online messaging services on mobile phones, including Telegram, which the government accused of being used to foment violence, local media and Telegram’s CEO said.

The conservative-linked Fars news agency said around 200 people were taking part in the latest protest in Tehran.

"Contrary to rumors from hostile media, most parts of Tehran are calm. Around 200 people are occasionally chanting here and there," it said.

Fars said shops closed early Sunday "for fear of damage to their shops by rioters."

After initial silence, state media has shown footage of unrest, focusing on young men violently targeting banks and vehicles, an attack on a town hall in Tehran, and images of a man burning the Iranian flag.

"Those who damage public property, disrupt order and break the law must be responsible for their behavior and pay the price," Interior Minister Abdolrahman Rahmani Fazli said on state television
... and if you can't believe state television who can you believe?
"The spreading of violence, fear and terror will definitely be confronted," he added.

US President Donald Trump
...New York real estate developer, described by Dems as illiterate, racist, misogynistic, and what ever other unpleasant descriptions they can think of, elected by the rest of us as 45th President of the United States...
said the "big protests" showed people "were getting wise as to how their money and wealth is being stolen and squandered on terrorism."
Posted by: Fred 2018-01-01
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