At least 19 dead after clashes in Tehran
TEHRAN, Iran - Thousand of defiant protesters swept again Saturday into the streets of the Iranian capital, where they clashed with police armed with batons, tear gas and water cannons.
A stream of videos posted on social networking Websites depicted scenes of chaos - the sound of gunshots and helicopters whirring overhead and graphic images of wounded men and women being carried away.
Unconfirmed reports put the death toll as high as 150 on the seventh day of post - election protests. Sources at one Tehran Hospital confirmed 19 deaths Saturday.
The international Campaign for Human Rights in Iran said numerous protesters who had been beaten and injured by security forces were arrested and detained when they sought medical treatment in hispitals. It said fear of arrest had reportedly driven injured protesters, some in serious condition, to seek care at foreign embassies.
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