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Police Fire Tear Gas Outside Prayers in Tehran
Security forces used tear gas and batons to break up crowds of opposition demonstrators chanting slogans at Tehran University during the Friday prayer ceremony, Reuters reported. At least 15 protesters were arrested.

The incident happened as the former president, Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani led the service, calling for opposition detainees to be released. Mr. Rafsanjani is one of the main backers of the main reformist leader, Mir Hussein Moussavi, who was sitting in the first row in his first official appearance since he was defeated last month’s disputed election...

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