IRAN: Explosions and heavy security amid celebrations of ancient fire festival
Firecrackers and homemade explosives were heard throughout the Iranian capital on Tuesday night as Iranians took to the streets in celebration of Chaharshanbeh Souri, an ancient Zoroastrian fire festival held ahead of the Persian New Year, amid a heavy police and security presence. Opposition supporters had vowed to turn the event this year into of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. And security forces took no chances. On the streets of Tehran, armed security forces were out in full force, especially in main squares where protests had taken ...
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