At least 12 people have been killed in the ongoing protests in Iran, while armed protesters have tried to take over police stations and military bases, state TV reported.
The protests erupted on Thursday in Mashhad over economic issues and have since expanded to several cities while hundreds of people have been arrested.
AP reports from Tehran that the demonstrations, the largest to strike Iran since its disputed 2009 presidential election, have seen six days of unrest across the country and a death toll of at least 20.
Some protesters chant slogans against the government and the supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and a prominent judge on Tuesday warned that some could face death penalty trials.
Monday was the first night to see a fatality among Iran’s security forces.
President Hassan Rouhani has acknowledged the public’s anger over the Islamic Republic’s flagging economy, even though he and others warned that the government wouldn’t hesitate to crack down on those it considers lawbreakers. All the protest rallies so far haven’t received prior permission from the Interior Ministry, making them illegal under Iranian law.
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