Wednesday, March 2, 2011

BBC News - Iran: Security forces break up Tehran protests

BBC News - Iran: Security forces break up Tehran protests: "Iranian police have fired tear gas to disperse opposition supporters mounting protests in the capital Tehran.

A BBC correspondent in Tehran said large numbers of riot police and militia on motorcycles in the city centre broke up any crowds that formed.

The unrest comes a day after websites close to opposition leaders Mir Hossein Mousavi and Mehdi Karroubi said they had been jailed."

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