 merrie says: 11.57am: At least 10 protesters have been arrested, according to Reuters. "Supporters of Ahmadinejad are beating supporters of Mousavi near the Vali-ye Asr street. At least two protesters were injured," it quoted a witness as saying. 12.02pm: Al Jazeera's Alireza Ronaghi, reporting from Tehran, said the security forces were out in force, attempting to keep opposition demonstrators away from Tehran University where Ahmadinejad was speaking earlier. "I didn't expect the protests to be as big," he said Another video appears to confirm that thousands have been involved in the protests today. It also seems to show attempts to prevent filming taking place. 12.57pm: NBC has released more of its interview with Ahmadinejad. In the latest segment, he defended the detention of three Americans, who have been held for more than seven weeks. They "trampled the law, and in accordance with the laws, they need to be punished," he said. The full interview will be broadcast on Sunday. 12.57pm: NBC has released more of its interview with Ahmadinejad. In the latest segment, he defended the detention of three Americans, who have been held for more than seven weeks. They “trampled the law, and in accordance with the laws, they need to be punished,” he said. The full interview will be broadcast on Sunday. 1.00pm: There are widespread complaints from inside Iran of problems accessing the internet. Google Mail and Yahoo are both blocked in Iran, it is claimed. 1.05pm: “If you arrest Mousavi and Karrubi, Iran will be hell,” protesters were shouting today, the Tehran-based commentator Dr Mashallah Shams ol-Va’ezin, told Al Arabiya TV, according to the BBC’s monitoring service. ... |
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