Mir Hossein Mousavi's Nephew 'Killed' in Tehran Clashes

Source: Times Online



At least four Iranian protesters were reported to have been shot dead in Tehran today - including a nephew of Opposition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi - during the fiercest protests seen in the capital since the immediate aftermath of June’s hotly-disputed presidential election.

The shootings mean the confrontation between the so-called Green movement and the regime has entered a dangerous and volatile new stage, with the security forces prepared to use lethal force in an increasingly desperate effort to crush a resurgent and emboldened opposition.

A close aide to Mr Mousavi, the former prime minister defeated by Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in last June's hotly-disputed presidential election, said that his 35-year-old nephew, Ali Mousavi, died in a Tehran hospital after being shot in the chest near Enghelab Square. A reliable opposition website, Parlemannews, also reported his death.

Details of the shootings were sparse, but one of the dead was said to be an elderly man and another a young woman, both killed when the security forces opened fire on the huge crowds of protestors that had gathered in central Tehran for the emotionally-charged Shia holiday of Ashura.

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