#Videocrux - Anti-government protests turn deadly in Tehran Anti-government protests turn deadly in Tehran
Anti-government protests in Iran have killed at least eight people over the weekend, in the bloodiest showdown between opposition and security forces since President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's June 12 re-election
Iran battles reinvigorated opposition
In Iran on Sunday, anti-government protests, held to coincide with the Shiite Muslim holiday of Ashura, became violent between demonstrators and police under the command of the Revolutionary Guard Corps. At least five demonstrators have been killed, including Ali Mousavi, 32, the nephew of opposition political leader Mir Hossein Mousavi.
Video footage of Tehran buildings on fire
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