IRAN: Rioting breaks out in north-central Tehran
June 13, 2009 | 8:58
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Tehran erupted in unrest today as results for the Iranian presidential election pitting incumbent Mahmoud Ahmadinejad against leading reformist Mir-Hossein Mousavi and two other rivals were announced. Ahmadinejad won big amid record turnout and allegations of widespread voter fraud.
Enraged Mousavi supporters battled police for hours, and it remained unclear whether the unrest would stop anytime soon.
The amateur video posted above illustrates the drama unfolding in the Iranian capital.
-- Times staff writers
Video: Unrest in Tehran. Credit: Mousavi1388
sorry, meant to add -
not only will Ahmadinejad be out but the Supreme leader Ayatollah Kahmeni will get vote of no confidence and can be replaced by the General Council - it is not over yet......
Posted by: john649 | June 14, 2009 at 12:35 PM
reliable news outlets are no longer 'reliable' - twitter has replaced major web news sites as the most up-to-date for events and history playing out in iran. The trend hashtag is #CNN fail = means CNN is the loser in new reporting.
FB, myspace and other social webs are blocked while twitter remains the web of choice for iranians to post what's happening/pics/videos. Mousavi and the head of the Rev Guards have refuted the votes as a sham - Rafsanjani is in talks with the General Council which may refute the election and if that happens Ahmadinejad is out.
Posted by: john649 | June 14, 2009 at 12:32 PM
Majorly bad feng shui in Iran doesn't help an already volatile society. http://flyingstarfengshui.wordpress.com/2009/06/14/bad-news-for-iran/
Posted by: Chriss Barr | June 14, 2009 at 12:29 PM
For crying out load, it's a shame. I posted some screenshots from Facebook ... It's amazing how much controversy this election caused.
Support the Persians!
Posted by: b1tnut | June 13, 2009 at 11:33 AM