Videocrux - 8 people killed in Iran protests

#Videocrux - 8 people killed in Iran protests Iran cracks down on opponents after protests
Iranian security forces on Monday arrested seven anti-government figures in a crackdown launched a day after at least eight people were killed in fierce clashes in between anti-government protesters and security forces.
8 people killed in Iran protests
The latest demonstrations came on Sunday when thousands of opposition supporters poured on to streets of Tehran and other major cities, making use of the Shiite sacred day of Ashura to stage fresh anti-government rallies. State-run English language Press TV on Monday put the death toll from the clashes at eight, quoting an official with Iran's Supreme National Security Council. It did not specify in which cities the victims were killed. Iranian state television earlier gave a contradictory toll of at least 15 killed in the capital alone, branding 10 among them as members of "anti-revolutionary terrorist" groups. Iranian police had said they arrested around 300 people during Sunday's protests while according to the opposition websites further arrests were made on Monday. Reformist website Parlemannews named the Khatami aides arrested as Morteza Haji and Hasan Rasooli and said they run his non-governmental Baran organisation. Meanwhile, the body of Mousavi's nephew, Seyed Ali Mousavi, who was killed in Sunday's clashes, has gone missing, his brother said.
300 people been arrested by police
Iranian police had said they arrested around 300 people during Sunday's protests while according to the opposition websites further arrests were made on Monday. Reformist website Parlemannews named the Khatami aides arrested as Morteza Haji and Hasan Rasooli and said they run his non-governmental Baran organisation. Meanwhile, the body of Mousavi's nephew, Seyed Ali Mousavi, who was killed in Sunday's clashes, has gone missing, his brother said.
West condemns Iran govt. for killing
Iran's bloody crackdown on the protesters came in for searing Western criticism on Monday, with the US condemning it as "unjust suppression" of civilians and Germany saying it was "unacceptable." German Chancellor Angela Merkel condemned the "violent clashes in Iran in which people died due to the unacceptable actions of the security forces."

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