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Police fires shots into air to disperse protesters

Published: Saturday, Dec 26, 2009, 18:06 IST
Place: Tehran | Agency: Reuters

An Iranian opposition website said riot police fired warning shots into the air in a downtown Tehran square on Saturday to disperse opposition supporters on a sacred Shi'ite mourning day.

"Riot police are shooting into air in the Enqelab square to disperse demonstraters who chant anti-governemnt slogans," the Jaras website reported.

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