15.02.2011                     11.Adar l, 5771

Teheran:

Tehran clamps down on pro-reform protests; 1 shot dead

Police fire tear gas to quell first major rally since 2009; demonstration is the first major show of strength for Iran’s cowed opposition in more than a year.

One protester has been shot dead by police officers during a banned protest taking place in Iran's capital, Tehran, Monday, semi-official Iranian news agency Fars reported.
Clashes between Iranian police and tens of thousands of protesters wracked central Tehran on Monday, with security forces beating and firing tear gas at opposition supporters….