Iran cracks down on demonstrators
Witnesses say dozens beaten, jailed
Posted: December 8, 2009 at 5:43 a.m.
Anti-government students and hard-line students scuffle Monday during demonstrations at the Tehran University campus in Tehran, Iran.
Iranian security forces and paramilitary groups clashed with anti-government protesters in central Tehran on Monday, witnesses said, wielding batons, firing tear gas and stunning people with electrical batons to disperse crowds outside Tehran University.
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