Iranian government admits to protest killings
For the first time, Iranian state television has broadcast the government's open admission of use of violence to quell the recent wave of protests that had gripped the country. The official statement adds that the casualties were a result of armed opposition to law enforcement agencies, and dismisses human rights group Amnesty International's estimates of over 200 deaths as falsely exaggerated.
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