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Edition: U.S. Article Comments (8) Slideshow Video Save Email Print Reprints Most Popular Most Shared "Dead" man wakes up under autopsy knife 17 Sep 2007 Japan teens skipping breakfast have sex younger 26 Dec 2008 Older white women join Kenya's sex tourists 26 Nov 2007 Venice flooded by highest water levels in 22 years 01 Dec 2008 Charlie Sheen tops list of high-paid TV stars 04 Aug 2008 Oklahoma firm recalling beef products in six states 26 Dec 2009 Five die in Tehran pro-reform protests | Video 27 Dec 2009 Older white women join Kenya's sex tourists 26 Nov 2007 "Dead" man wakes up under autopsy knife 17 Sep 2007 White House condemns "unjust" actions in Iran 27 Dec 2009 Iran pro-reform cleric condemns deaths on holy day Parisa Hafezi and Fredrik Dahl TEHRAN Mon Dec 28, 2009 12:39am EST Related News TIMELINE: Police open fire in opposition protests in Iran Sun, Dec 27 2009 Related Video Violence continues in Tehran Sun, Dec 27 2009 Mass protests in Iran < 1 / 9 > View Full Size TEHRAN (Reuters) - An opposition leader criticized Iran's hardline rulers on Monday for killing innocent people during a religious festival, a reformist website reported. World Police said five people died in Tehran when pro-reform protesters fought security forces on Sunday, the most violent clashes since a contested June 12 presidential vote sparked political turmoil across the Islamic Republic. "What has happened to this religious system that it orders the killing of innocent people during the holy day of Ashura?," moderate cleric Mehdi Karoubi, who came fourth in the election, said in a statement, the Jaras website reported. "Why is such a holy day not respected by the rulers?" Opposition websites said police opened fire on protesters in central Tehran. Eight people were killed in the capital and other Iranian cities when tens of thousands of opposition backers took to the streets, they said. The deaths were the first in street protests since the immediate aftermath of the disputed June election. Among the dead was opposition leader Mirhossein Mousavi's nephew, whose death was described as a "martyrdom" by a Mousavi ally. State TV said "unknown assailants" killed Ali Habibi Mousavi Khamene. Police said investigations were under way into the suspicious deaths and more than 300 protesters had been arrested in Tehran. State television said in a headline that "police deny involvement in killings," and said that those detained included members of a an exiled opposition group, Mujahideen Khalq Organisation (MKO). Jaras said police shot and killed four protesters in central Tehran and that unrest had spread to other parts of Iran, including the holy city of Qom, Shiraz, Isfahan, Najafabad, Mashhad and Babol. The reports could not be independently verified because foreign media are banned from covering protests. The White House condemned the "unjust suppression" of civilians by the Iranian government and said the United States was on the side of protesters. UNREST ACROSS IRAN The killings showed that the confrontation between the opposition and the clerical and political establishment had entered a volatile phase, in which the security forces appeared determined to stamp out the reformist movement. The disputed re-election of hardline President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has plunged Iran into its biggest internal crisis since the 1979 Islamic revolution, exposing deepening divisions in its ruling elite and setting off a wave of protests that the opposition says left over 70 people dead. Officials say the death toll was half that number, including members of a pro-government Islamic militia. The post-election turmoil has also made Iranian officials unable to resolve a dispute over Iran's nuclear program, which the West fears is a cover to build bombs. Iran denies this. Authorities had strongly warned the opposition to avoid using the two-day Shi'ite Muslim Tasoua and Ashura festival over the weekend to revive protests against the clerical establishment. This year's Ashura coincided with the seventh day of mourning for leading dissident cleric Grand Ayatollah Hossein Ali Montazeri, who died a week ago at the age of 87 in Qom. A spiritual patron of Mousavi's movement, he was a fierce critic of the hardline clerical establishment. On Sunday evening, opposition supporters in northern Tehran chanted Allahu Akbar (God is Greatest) from rooftops, as they did in the months after the election. Witnesses reported a heavy presence of riot police in some squares. (Editing by Jon Boyle) World Comments See All Comments (8) | Post Comment Dec 28, 2009 do you think if tens of thousands of people in the US took to the streets to protest our government that the police and military would handle it any different??? I think not zjlv16 Report As Abusive Dec 28, 2009 Then you think wrong. You may like to fanticize that the USA – of which I am a proud citizen – is a repressive country but it is not. Warts and all we are likely still the freest country for protest in the world. USMoose Report As Abusive Dec 28, 2009 But I should add, we are vedeeply saddened to witness the deaths of innocent civilians at the hands of the Iranian authorities, that’s the real issue here. The government of Iran looks more and more illigitimate every day. I predict it will fall by the end of 2010. USMoose Report As Abusive Dec 28, 2009 All that matters not. What is important though is why the Iranian rulers still have not blamed the UK and the BBC for starting this latest round of protest! gladys556 Report As Abusive Dec 28, 2009 Probably too busy killing teenagers and regular folks right now: they’ll get around to blaming you guys and the US soon enough. USMoose Report As Abusive Dec 28, 2009 I might also note, you can do research where around 1 million people protested just a few months ago at washington DC I believe september 12th 2009 is the date, and not one arrest or death occured.. Oh and another thing, glady, I am sure that they will blame the UK, BBC, and the USA for stiring up these protests, that is how people in power control their problems, they pass the blame onto someone else. The Iranian people are unhappy so, the Iranian government then places the blame on someone else, so they do not look like the bad guys, even though they are murdering women and children in the streets.. Unfortunately you have a dictator that does not want to leave power, and will murder people that would try and unseat him of his power.. I truely feel bad for those people there, it seems all they want is a regular life.. And if they speak out about being oppressed, they are killed.. stehil912 Report As Abusive Dec 28, 2009 The present rulers of Iran are showing a face of their religion that is cruel, harsh, and prepared to kill their own people to keep in power. Too bad the people didn’t have rulers that cared for them more than taking and keeping power. A sad sad situation. oldmanriverrat Report As Abusive Dec 28, 2009 As we have seen, China treats its protestors in exactly the same way. Down with tyrants! Down with bloody dictators whether religious or secular. Freedom! Democracy! Justice! USMoose Report As Abusive See All Comments (8) Add a Comment More from Reuters New security restrictions could hurt airlines NEW YORK (Reuters) - Tighter security measures at U.S. airports following an attempt to blow up a Detroit-bound jet could dampen enthusiasm for air travel, hurting the airline industry just as it seemed poised to recover from a period of bruising losses, some industry experts say. 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