At least 13 people were killed and more than 100 wounded in clashes between police and protesters in Tehran on Saturday, state television has announced.




Vehicles were torched as unrest tore through Tehran's streets on Saturday


Iranian state TV reported the clashes were between security forces and "terrorist groups" with firearms and explosives.
But a different picture has emerged from eyewitness reports posted online, where there are claims of brutal police and militia violence against peaceful protesters.
An estimated 3,000 people took to the city's streets on Saturday in protest against Iran's disputed presidential election on June 12.

Amateur pic of Tehran riot police


A graphic video has emerged on YouTube which appears to show failed attempts to resuscitate a teenage girl on the street after she was shot by militia.
The girl, known as Neda and thought to be 16, has become both a martyr and rallying cry for those opposed to the Iranian hardline government.
"Neda, your death will not be in vain," reads one message on Twitter, where her name is being used as a call sign for anti-government bloggers and is one of the site's most mentioned words.
The deaths follow threats from Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Friday that fresh opposition unrest would be met with "blood, violence and chaos".

Neda Dies In The Street

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A new opposition newspaper called Khyaboon or "The Street" has claimed Iranian forces have been removing bodies of those killed in the violence from hospital morgues to keep official death tolls low.
Amnesty International cautioned that it was "perilously hard" to verify the casualty tolls.
Amateur videos posted online appear to show signs of unrest in other major cities across Iran, including Shiraz, Rasht and Esfahan.
Meanwhile, Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has called on Britain and the United States to stop interfering in the Islamic Republic's internal affairs, the ISNA news agency said.
His foreign minister went further, accusing Britain of seeking to sabotage the disputed presidential election that returned Mr Ahmadinejad to power.
The Foreign Secretary, David Miliband, said Mr Mottaki's comments were "without foundation".
He said: "The UK is categorical that it is for the Iranian people to choose their government, and for the Iranian authorities to ensure the fairness of the result and the protection of their own people.
"I therefore deplore the continuing violence against those seeking to exercise their right of expression."
Further outbreaks of violence are expected after Iran's main opposition leader attacked the Islamist government and said the nation must be purged of "lies and dishonesty".
Mirhossein Mousavi warned of "consequences" if a crackdown on demonstrations continues.
The opposition leader, who accuses Iran's leaders of rigging the presidential poll, has led a major outpouring of public opposition after official results returned hardliner Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to power with a landslide majority.
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