Iranian Security Forces Clash With Members of Mystical Islamic Sect
Five members of security forces are reported killed; sect members known as dervishes had staged sit-in outside police post/ Police in Tehran arrested hundreds of protesters after five security personnel were killed in confrontations with members of a mystical Islamic sect, the latest sign of social tensions in Iran following widespread demonstrations last month. Scores of the sect members, who follow a Sufi branch of Islam and are known as dervishes, had staged a peaceful sit-in Monday in front of a Tehran police station to demand the ...
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