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Policeman killed in clashes in western Iran: state media
TEHRAN, Nov 17, 2019 (BSS/AFP) – A policeman died Sunday after being shot
in a clash with “rioters and thugs” in western Iran during protests against
petrol price hikes, state news agency IRNA reported.
Major Iraj Javaheri died following a confrontation with armed attackers
during unrest in the city of Kermanshah on Saturday, provincial police chief
Ali Akbar Javidan said, cited by IRNA.
BSS/AFP/ARS/1725 hrs