Iran protesters on rampage

Tehran - Iranian protesters went on the rampage in the southern city of Lamerd, burning portraits of the clerical regime's leadership…

Tehran - Iranian protesters went on the rampage in the southern city of Lamerd, burning portraits of the clerical regime's leadership after violent clashes with security forces, the Kayhan paper said yesterday. The conservative daily said Tuesday's incidents, in which demonstrators also set fire to government offices and occupied the local airport, intensified after anti-riot police opened fire with tear gas to restore order.

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