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1st LD: 3 policemen killed in clash with "Deravish" sect in Tehran

Xinhua,February 20, 2018 Adjust font size:

TEHRAN, Feb. 19 (Xinhua) -- Three security policemen were killed and some others were injured in the clash with the "Deravish" sect in Iranian capital Tehran on Monday, semi-official Fars news agency reported.

The incident happened as the "mad bus" belonging to the "Deravish" raided police station in Tehran's Pasdaran street and hit the policemen.

According to the local reports, a group of the Iranian "Deravish Gonabadi" gathered in front of the police station on Monday in protest against the restrictions posed on their activities. Enditem

 

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