More than 15 killed in Tehran clashes

Iranian state television said today that more than 15 people were killed in riots which rocked Tehran, of whom more than 10 were members of "anti- revolutionary terrorist" groups.

Iranian state television said today that more than 15 people were killed in riots which rocked Tehran, of whom more than 10 were members of "anti- revolutionary terrorist" groups.

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The other five who died during yesterday's fierce clashes in the Iranian capital were killed by "terrorist groups," the report said, without elaborating.

"In a suspicious act, five people were killed by terrorist groups and the ministry of intelligence announced that more than 10 of the known members of anti-revolutionary terrorist groups were killed," the state television website said.

Iranian reformist websites said yesterday that security forces killed a nephew of opposition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi while police confirmed that five people died during the massive anti-government rallies in Tehran.