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Iran: Sufi Protests in Tehran Turn Violent

Feb 20, 2018 | 16:47 GMT

(Stratfor)

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Five security officers were killed during a Sufi demonstration late Feb. 19 in northern Tehran demanding the release of fellow Sufis, Radio Farda reported Feb. 20. While the order of events remains unclear due to Iranian media restrictions, police fired live ammunition and tear gas at hundreds of protesters and arrested nearly 300 of them. ...

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