IRAN: KHORRAMABAD UNREST SHOWS POLITICAL DIVISIONS.
From: IPR Strategic Business Information Database
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Date: 9/4/2000
What has turned into a week of violent demonstrations shows the ideological and methodological gap between different Iranian political factions, but it also suggests that there may be increasing radicalization of society. The consequences of such an occurrence could be even more violence. As of 3 September there were reports of clashes between civilians and security forces in Khorramabad, Luristan Province, with more troops arriving, but the unrest started off in a relatively minor ...
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