10 killed, over 100 wounded in Tehran riots: State TV

Sunday, June 21, 2009

TEHRAN: Iranian state television said on Sunday that 10 people were killed and more than 100 were wounded during clashes in Tehran the previous day. "In the unrest leading to clashes 10 people were killed and more than 100 wounded," it said. "The presence of terrorists ...in yesterday's event in Enghelab and Azadi avenues was tangible." Another state television channel, an English-language television, had earlier said 13 people died in clashes between police and "terrorist groups."The state television said the rioters set two gas stations on fire and attacked a military post.