Nationwide protests in Iran saw their most violent night as “armed protesters” tried to overrun military bases and police stations before security forces repelled them, bringing the death toll in the unrest to at least 12, state television reported Monday. “Some armed protesters tried to take over some police stations and military bases but faced serious resistance from security forces,” state TV reported. Later Monday, state TV said clashes killed six people in the western town of Tuyserkan, 295 kilometres southwest of Tehran. It said clashes in the town of Shahinshahr, 315 kilometres south of Tehran, killed three more. That was echoed Monday by Iranian judiciary chief Ayatollah Sadegh Larijani, who urged authorities to confront rioters, state TV reported.

Source: National Post January 01, 2018 09:19 UTC