Iran police fire on mourners of female protester - witnesses

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Hadis Najafi: Iran police fire on mourners of female protester - witnesses- PublishedIranian security forces have opened fire on crowds near Tehran marking the 40th day of mourning for a woman shot dead while protesting, witnesses say.Authorities shut a cemetery and blocked roads to stop people reaching the grave of Hadis Najafi, who has become a symbol of the unrest engulfing Iran.pic.twitter.com/QfXE05tt6R — BBC NEWS فارسی (@bbcpersian) November 3, 2022The hard-line Tasnim news agency meanwhile reported that three police officers had been seriously injured in an alleged armed attack in Karaj and posted a video it said showed the aftermath.It posted other videos showing people throwing stones at the officers through the vehicle's broken windows.Norway-based Iran Human Rights said on Wednesday that 277 people, including 40 children and 24 women, had been killed by security forces in a violent crackdown launched in an attempt to quell the protests."

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