Wednesday, June 24, 2009

3- The Iranian Uprising - June 24, 2009

The Iranian Uprising
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
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* AP brings us the following report early this Wednesday afternoon and it starts off like this… Protesters and riot police clashed in the streets around Iran's parliament Wednesday as hundreds of people converged on a Tehran square in defiance of government orders to halt demonstrations demanding a new presidential election, witnesses said… Police beat the protesters gathered on Baharestan Square with batons and fired tear gas canisters and rounds of ammunition into the air, the witnesses told The Associated Press. They said some demonstrators fought back while others fled to another Tehran plaza, Sepah Square, about a mile (2 kilometers) to the north… A helicopter could be seen hovering over central Tehran, where a witness told the AP that the area was swarming with hundreds of riot police who were trying to prevent people from gathering even briefly. Thousands more security officers filled the surrounding streets, said the witness, who declined to give his name for fear of government reprisals… Amateur video posted Wednesday on YouTube showed young men and women throwing rocks and pushing barricades, one blazing, in the street. Others shouted: "Death to the dictator!"
Read the rest at link below…
Witnesses report clashes around Iran's parliament
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* SKY NEWS has the following report posted on their website this afternoon…
'New Violence Erupts In Tehran' - Reports
Above link has lots of videos and photos
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Raw Video: Tehran - June 24, 2009

Video posted on YouTube by revolutionnow11
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