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Iran police clash with protesters: witness

Posted 2009/11/04 at 2:18 am EST

TEHRAN, Nov. 4, 2009 (Reuters) — Iranian police clashed on Wednesday with supporters of opposition leader Mirhossein Mousavi who were chanting slogans against the government, a witness said.

"Police clashed with hundreds of protesters. They were chanting death to dictators. Police used batons to disperse them," a witness said.

(Tehran newsroom)

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