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26 July, 2005

Iran: "Three dead" as unrest in Ahwaz continues

Iranian security fired indiscriminately at demonstrators in Khuzestan as unrest among Ahwazi Arab continued into a third day on Tuesday.

According one source, three Arabs were killed during anti-government protests, which spread throughout the Arab-majority province of Khuzestan. An explosion in the centre of Ahwaz City was also reported.

Ethnic unrest has also erupted in Iranian Kurdistan, with anti-government protests in Oshnavieh, where two demonstrators - Heydar Abdollahzadeh and Amr Amini - were shot dead by the State Security Forces.

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