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.
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.