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標題[新聞] Gunmen fire at pro-Mousavi rally in Iran
時間Tue Jun 16 01:11:33 2009
看來還是AP的新聞，因為有AP照相大哥看到。伊朗電視台也有看到。
現在這篇以AP報導為主。
Jun 15, 8:40 PM EDT
Man killed in Iran as protesters denounce President Ahmadinejad's claim to
victory in election
By ANNA JOHNSON and BRIAN MURPHY
Associated Press Writers
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) -- In a massive outpouring reminiscent of the Islamic
Revolution three decades ago, hundreds of thousands of Iranians streamed
through the capital Monday, and the fist-waving protesters denounced
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's claim to victory in a disputed election.
Standing on a roof, gunmen opened fire on a group of protesters who had tried
to storm a pro-government militia's compound. One man was killed and several
others were wounded in the worst violence since the disputed election Friday.
Angry men showed their bloody palms after cradling the dead and wounded who
had been part of a crowd that stretched more than five miles (nearly 10
kilometers) supporting reform leader Mir Hossein Mousavi.
The huge rally - and smaller protests around the country - reinforced what
has become increasingly clear since the election: the opposition forces
rallying behind Mousavi show no signs of backing down. Their resolve appears
to have pushed Iran's Islamic establishment into attempts to cool the
tensions after days of unrest.
In his first public comment on the Iranian election, President Barack Obama
said he was "deeply troubled by the violence I've been seeing on TV."
Although he said he had no way of knowing whether the election was valid,
Obama praised protesters and Iranian youth who questioned the results.
"The world is watching and is inspired by their participation, regardless of
what the ultimate outcome of the election was," he said.
Police and other security forces stood by quietly - some sitting on stoops
with their batons and shields resting behind them as the marchers swallowed
the streets in parts of Tehran. Estimates put the turnout at hundreds of
thousands overflowing the square, where crowds of 200,000 have filled the
plaza in the past.
Mousavi made his first public appearance since the polls closed, and he
launched his claims that the vote was rigged to re-elect the hard-line
president.
Brief clips of the march were shown on state television in an extremely rare
nod to anti-government protests.
"Respect the people's vote!" Mousavi cried through a hand-held loudspeaker in
Azadi, or Freedom, Square - where Iran's leaders hold military and political
gatherings.
It appeared that Iran's ruling clerics had opened the door for the
demonstration - even giving it news coverage - in a possible bid to avoid
more street clashes and seek some breathing room in the growing confrontation.
But a single moment could change all that. Gunfire erupted from a compound
used by the Basij, a volunteer militia linked to Iran's powerful
Revolutionary Guard. An Associated Press photographer saw at least one
demonstrator killed and several others with what appeared to be serious
wounds. The protesters had tried to storm and set fire to the compound on the
edge of Azadi Square.
Some reports put the death toll higher, but they could not be confirmed.
The dead man, wearing a white shirt and khaki pants, lay sprawled on the
sidewalk with blood from a head wound spilling onto the pavement. Nearby,
protesters carried another gunshot victim, a makeshift tourniquet around his
thigh, onto the back of a yellow taxi.
It was first known death in Tehran since postelection clashes erupted and
could be a further rallying point in a culture that venerates martyrs and
often marks their death with memorials. One of Mousavi's Web sites said a
student protester was killed early Monday in clashes with plainclothes
hard-liners in Shiraz in southern Iran. But there was no independent
confirmation of the report.
Britain and Germany joined the calls of alarm over the rising confrontations
in Iran. In Paris, the Foreign Ministry summoned the Iranian ambassador to
discuss the allegations of vote-tampering and the violence.
Protests also spread across the country. Witnesses told the AP that
pro-Mousavi demonstrators clashed with police in the historic city of Esfahan
and the northeastern city of Mashhad, a conservative bastion with one of
Iran's most holy Shiite shrines.
Police in Shiraz fired in the air to disperse several pro-Mousavi gatherings.
Fars Province Police Gen. Ali Moayeri said officers had been "authorized to
shoot. From now on we will respond harshly."
In the heavily Arab city of Ahvaz near the Iraqi border, a crowd of about
2,000 people chanted: "We don't want a dictator!" Police attacked some with
batons.
Mousavi said another rally was planned for Tuesday in north Tehran, the hub
of his youth-driven campaign and now a nerve center for his opposition
movement.
This is the type of spreading unrest most feared by Iran's non-elected ruling
clerics, who control all important decisions but are rarely drawn directly
into political disputes. A long and bitter movement against Ahmadinejad could
push the dissent past the presidency and target the theocracy itself.
It also has the potential to embolden some members of the ruling inner
circle, such as the powerful former President Hashemi Rafsanjani, who
strongly opposed Ahmadinejad in the campaign.
"That sets you up for a tremendous split," said Jon Alterman, head of the
Middle East program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in
Washington. "It could be tremendously destabilizing because if the office of
(Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei) is damaged, then the whole shape of
leadership ... moves into flux."
There's widespread belief that Khamenei - the successor of the Islamic
Revolution patriarch Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini - will do what it takes to
keep the system intact.
He welcomed Ahmadinejad's victory on Saturday. By Monday, however, he
directed one of Iran's most influential bodies, the Guardian Council, to
examine claims of election fraud. The move had no guarantee it would satisfy
those challenging Ahmadinejad's re-election or quell their anger after the
weekend unrest.
The 12-member Guardian Council, made up of clerics and experts in Islamic law
and closely allied to Khamenei, must certify ballot results and has the
apparent authority to nullify an election. It would be an unprecedented step.
Claims of voting irregularities went to the council after Ahmadinejad's upset
victory in 2005, but there was no official word on the outcome of the
inquiry, and the vote stood.
More likely, the intervention by Khamenei sought to lower the tensions and
give some time for possible further talks with Mousavi, who was prime
minister in the 1980s.
At the rally, Mousavi had strong words for those standing in his way for his
demands to cancel elections, including the ruling clerics.
"I am ready to pay any price to carry the ideals of you, dear people," said
Mousavi, who wore a gray striped shirt.
"We must regain our trampled rights and stop this lie and stand up to fraud
and this astonishing charade," he said, looking out over the huge crowd and
raising his arms in salute. "Otherwise, nothing will remain of people's trust
in the government and the ruling system."
He also said he has little hope that the Guardian Council will annul the
vote. The crowd roared back: "Long live Mousavi."
"This is not election. This is selection," read one English-language placard
at the demonstration. Other marchers held signs proclaiming "We want our vote
back!" and made a V-for-victory salute.
Although any rallies were outlawed earlier, security forces were not ordered
to move against the protesters, many waving the green banners and ribbons -
the symbolic color of Mousavi's movement.
Authorities have blocked pro-Mousavi Web sites and text messaging, but word
of the rally was passed by e-mails, phone calls and word of mouth.
At nightfall, Ahmadinejad opponents again shouted their denunciations from
Tehran's rooftops. Cries of "Death to the dictator!" and "Allahu akbar!" -
"God is great!" - echoed across the capital for a second night.
It's a deeply symbolic tactic that Mousavi borrowed from the Islamic
Revolution and the idea that people power can challenge any system. The
rooftop cries were how Khomeini asked Iran to show its unity against the
Western-backed shah 30 years earlier.
Tehran police and hard-line militia stormed the campus at the city's biggest
university early Monday, ransacking dormitories and arresting dozens of
students angry over what they say was mass election fraud.
Protesters also gathered outside Iranian diplomatic offices in London, Ankara
and other cities. In Dubai, home to about 200,000 Iranians, 150 demonstrators
stood outside the consulate in the withering Gulf summer heat and chanted:
"Where is my vote?"
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Murphy reported from Cairo, Johnson from Tehran. Associated Press writer
Sebastian Abbot in Cairo contributed to this report.
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CNN:
http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/15/iran.elections.protests/index.html?iref=mpstoryview
TEHRAN, Iran (CNN) -- Iranian television reported that gunfire broke out at
the end of Monday's rally in support of defeated presidential candidate Mir
Hossein Moussavi.
Press TV reporter Amir Mehdi Kazemi said he heard gunshots at the rally and
at least one person, a boy, appeared to be injured by the gunfire.
"A number of people started shooting, I heard a couple of gunshots, and then
this resulted in a number of people starting yelling at that particular
building," Kazemi said in his report on the government-funded TV station.
"The police have not shown any involvement in this issue right now, the
people are running."
CNN could not confirm the report.
reuters的新聞：
http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSEVA14340720090615
"TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran's hardline Islamic Basij militiamen killed at least
one person Monday and wounded more when their building was attacked by
demonstrators protesting an election they say was stolen by President Mahmoud
Ahmadinejad.
An Iranian photographer at the scene witnessed the shooting, which came
during a demonstration by tens of thousands in the capital Tehran in support
of opposition candidate Mirhossein Mousavi who has appealed the election
result.
Shooting was heard in three districts of northern Tehran, residents said.
Members of Iran's security forces have at times fired into the air during two
days of the Iranian capital's most violent unrest since the 1979 Islamic
Revolution, and used batons to beat protesters who have pelted police with
stones.
Shouting "Allahu Akbar" (God is greatest), the crowds earlier converged on
Revolution Square, where Mousavi addressed part of the crowd through a loud
hailer and held his fists clenched above his head, in a sign of victory.
The protest took place in defiance of an Interior Ministry ban and was a
reply to Ahmadinejad's state-organized victory rally, which also drew vast
crowds to Azadi Square Sunday.
Supporters stretching along several kilometers (miles) of a Tehran boulevard
waved green flags, Mousavi's campaign colors, and held portraits of him aloft
as they tried to take pictures on their cell phones -- even though his words
could not be heard above the noise of the crowd."
AP的新聞：
Huge pro-reform rally defies crackdown threats
By ANNA JOHNSON and ALI AKBAR DAREINI
Associated Press Writers
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) -- Hundreds of thousands of opponents of President Mahmoud
Ahmadinejad defied an Interior Ministry ban Monday and streamed into central
Tehran to cheer their pro-reform leader in his first public appearance since
elections that he alleges were marred by fraud. Gunfire from a compound used
by pro-government militia killed one demonstrator.
The outpouring in Azadi, or Freedom, Square for reformist leader Mir Hossein
Mousavi - swelling as more poured from buildings and side streets - followed
a decision by Iran's most powerful figure for an investigation into the
vote-rigging allegations.
Security forces watched quietly, with shields and batons at their sides. But
But an Associated Press photographer saw one person shot and killed and
several others who appeared to be seriously wounded in the square. The
gunfire came from a compound for volunteer militia linked to Iran's powerful
Revolutionary Guard.
The chanting crowd - many wearing the trademark green color of Mousavi's
campaign - was more than five miles (nine kilometers) long, and based on
previous demonstrations in the square and surrounding streets, its size was
estimated to be in the hundreds of thousands.
Mousavi had paused on the edge of the square - where Ahmadinejad made his
first postelection speech - to address the throng. They roared back: "Long
live Mousavi."
"This is not election. This is selection," read one English-language placard
at the demonstration. Other marchers held signs proclaiming "We want our
vote!" and raised their fingers in a V-for-victory salute.
"We want our president, not the one who was forced on us," said 28-year-old
Sara, who gave only her first name because she feared reprisal from
authorities.
Hours earlier, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei directed one of Iran's
most influential bodies, the Guardian Council, to examine the claims. But the
move by Khamenei - who had earlier welcomed the election results - had no
guarantee it would satisfy those challenging Ahmadinejad's re-election or
quell days of rioting after Friday's election that left parts of Tehran
scarred by flames and shattered store fronts.
The 12-member Guardian Council, made up of clerics and experts in Islamic law
and closely allied to Khamenei, must certify election results and has the
apparent authority to nullify an election. But it would be an unprecedented
step. Claims of voting irregularities went before the council after
Ahmadinejad's upset victory in 2005, but there was no official word on the
outcome of the investigation and the vote stood.
More likely, the dramatic intervention by Khamenei could be an attempt to buy
time in hopes of reducing the anti-Ahmadinejad anger. The prospect of
spiraling protests and clashes is the ultimate nightmare for the Islamic
establishment, which could be forced into back-and-forth confrontations and
risks having the dissidents move past the elected officials and directly
target the ruling theocracy.
The massive display of opposition unity Monday suggested a possible shift in
tactics by authorities after cracking down hard during days of rioting.
Although any rallies were outlawed earlier, security forces were not ordered
to move against the sea of protesters - allowing them to vent their
frustration and wave the green banners and ribbons of the symbolic color of
Mousavi's movement.
State TV quoted Khamenei as ordering the Guardian Council to "carefully
probe" the allegations of fraud, which were contained in a letter Mousavi
submitted Sunday.
On Saturday, however, Khamenei urged the nation to unite behind Ahmadinejad
and called the result a "divine assessment."
The results touched off three days of clashes - the worst unrest in Tehran in
a decade. Protesters set fires and battled riot police, including a clash
overnight at Tehran University after about 3,000 students gathered to oppose
the election results.
Security forces have struck back with targeted arrests of pro-reform
activists and blocks on text messaging and pro-Mousavi Web sites used to
rally his supporters.
One of Mousavi's Web sites said a student protester was killed early Monday
in clashes with plainclothes hard-liners in Shiraz, southern Iran. But there
was no independent confirmation of the report. There also have been
unconfirmed reports of unrest in other cities.
Most media are not allowed to travel beyond Tehran and thus can not
independently confirm protests in other cities.
The unrest also risked bringing splits among Iran's clerical elite, including
some influential Shiite scholars raising concern about possible election
irregularities and at least one member of the ruling theocracy, former
President Hashemi Rafsanjani, openly critical of Ahmadinejad in the campaign.
According to a pro-Mousavi Web site, he sent a letter to senior clerics in
Qom, Iran's main center of Islamic learning, to spell out his claims.
The accuations also have brought growing international concern. On Sunday,
Vice President Joe Biden raised questions about whether the vote reflected
the wishes of the Iranian people.
Britain and Germany joined the calls of alarm over the rising confrontations
in Iran. In Paris, the Foreign Ministry summoned the Iranian ambassador to
discuss the allegations of vote tampering and the violence.
Overnight, police and hard-line militia stormed the campus at the city's
biggest university, ransacking dormitories and arresting dozens of students
angry over what they say was mass election fraud.
The nighttime gathering of about 3,000 students at dormitories of Tehran
University started with students chanting "Death to the dictator." But it
quickly erupted into clashes as students threw rocks and Molotov cocktails at
police, who fought back with tear gas and plastic bullets, a 25-year-old
student who witnessed the fighting told The Associated Press. He would only
give one name, Akbar, out of fears for his safety.
The students set a truck and other vehicles on fire and hurled stones and
bricks at the police, he said. Hard-line militia volunteers loyal to the
Revolutionary Guard stormed the dormitories, ransacking student rooms and
smashing computers and furniture with axes and wooden sticks, Akbar said.
Before leaving around 4 a.m., the police took away memory cards and computer
software material, Akbar said, adding that dozens of students were arrested.
He said many students suffered bruises, cuts and broken bones in the
scuffling and that there was still smoldering garbage on the campus by
midmorning but that the situation had calmed down.
"Many students are now leaving to go home to their families, they are
scared," he said. "But others are staying. The police and militia say they
will be back and arrest any students they see."
"I want to stay because they beat us and we won't retreat," he added.
Tehran University was the site of serious clashes against student-led
protests in 1999 and is one of the nerve centers of the pro-reform movement.
After dark Sunday, Ahmadinejad opponents shouted their opposition from
Tehran's rooftops. Cries of "Death to the dictator!" and "Allahu akbar!" -
"God is great!" - echoed across the capital. The protest bore deep historic
resonance - it was how the leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah
Ruhollah Khomeini asked Iran to unite against the Western-backed shah 30
years earlier.
In Moscow, the Iranian Embassy said Ahmadinejad has put off a visit to
Russia, and it is unclear whether he will come at all. Ahmadinejad had been
expected to travel to the Russian city of Yekaterinburg and meet on Monday
with President Dmitry Medvedev on the sidelines of a regional summit.
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