Chaotic Tehran protests continue despite warnings

Saturday in Tehran turned into another day of public protest, despite Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s announcement on Friday that the authorities would crack down on any unauthorized gatherings.

This report from ITN shows purported footage of the clashes in the streets Saturday. Riot police reportedly used tear gas and water cannon. There was also an unsubstantiated report of a suicide bomber, according to the report.

Notably, defeated presidential candidates Mir-Hossein Mousavi and Mehdi Karoubi were absent from a much-anticipated Guardian Council session, called to allow candidates to put forward their complaints about the election results. Mohsen Rezaei, another failed candidate, attended.

According to Abbas-Ali Kadkhodaei, the Council’s spokesman 10 percent of the ballot boxes would be re-counted.

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