Fresh Protests Erupt in Tehran After Hospital Raid Fuels Anger
Burning debris lies next to an overturned dumpster in the middle of a street amid demonstrations in Hamedan, Iran, on Jan. 1.
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Iranian police clashed with protesters in Tehran’s main market and a hospital on Tuesday, as activists said the death toll from the mounting unrest climbed to at least 29.
Security forces fired tear gas at demonstrators in the sprawling Grand Bazaar — where the protests began on Dec. 28 — who had shuttered their shops and were staging a sit-in at the trading hub, the AP said, citing witnesses.
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