Iran :People's demonstrations were blurred by government officials
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AFP
One person was killed and six others
injured in violence in a city in southern Iran that has seen several protests
in recent months, the Fars news agency reported Thursday.
It said a group of people gathered in
Kazerun on Wednesday evening to chant "subversive slogans" and set
fire to a local police station.
Videos of the incident were shared on
social media overnight.
Residents of Kazerun have held sporadic
demonstrations for weeks against a government decision to establish a
administrative division in the region.
Wednesday's scuffle was the first reported
unrest in the town in two weeks after a decision to shelve the reform
initiative, Fars said.
At least 25 people were killed in a wave
of social unrest that swept towns and cities across Iran between December 28
and January 1.
