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Iran security forces use tear gas, clubs on protesters
By: cnn.comPosted On: 06/20/2009 12:46 P
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The main opposition candidate in Iran, Mir Hossein Moussavi, was said to be ready for "martyrdom" Saturday as thousands of protesters clashed with police in protests that defied warnings from Iran's supreme leaders.
The main opposition candidate in Iran, Mir Hossein Moussavi, was said to be ready for "martyrdom" Saturday as thousands of protesters clashed with police in protests that defied warnings from Iran's supreme leaders.
Demonstrators were trying to march to Azadi Square, a witness said. They were stopped by the police and army guards.
Security forces made "a very large show of force" in midtown and southeastern Tehran, using tear gas and clubs to beat back protesters as clashes erupted during the unrest.
This comes as demonstrators emerged on city streets to protest last week's elections in defiance of supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's Friday pronouncement that protests must end.
Meanwhile, the Facebook page of Iran's top opposition leader quoted the politician Saturday as saying he is preparing to die.
Moussavi, who has led a protest against the government for the June 12 election, said he is preparing himself for "martyrdom."
The authenticity of the message could not immediately be established.
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