Demonstrators attack regime's Supreme Leader offices in NE Iran

SMCCDI:

SMCCDI (Information Service)

Jul 29, 2005

Angry demonstrators attacked, on Thursday, several public buildings including the Offices of the regime's Supreme Leader in the northeastern City of Khorvin located in Khorassan province.

Buildings and security patrol cars were heavily damaged by angry demonstrators who retaliated to the security forces' use of rubber bullets and tear gas.

The riot follows a serie of unrests which took place, few days before, in the same city and other cities of the province, such as, Mashad. They had resulted in injury and arrest of tens of residents.

Peaceful protesters had hoped to attract the supreme leader's attention at the occasion of his official visit of the province and pilgrimage of the shrine of Reza, a Shia Imam.