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TWELVE people have already been killed in continuing protests across Iran, with armed groups trying to take over unidentified security depots, state TV reported today.
“Some armed protesters tried to take over some police stations and military bases but faced serious resistance from security forces,” it said.
The protests began on Thursday in Iran’s second city Mashhad over economic issues and have since spread, with some protesters chanting against the government and supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Hundreds of people have been arrested.
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