Iran says protesters attacked hundreds of banks, blaming US Iran says protesters angry over spiking government-set gasoline prices attacked hundreds of banks, police outposts and gas stationsProtesters angry over government-set gasoline prices spiking in Iran attacked hundreds of banks, police outposts and gas stations in the demonstrations, Tehran acknowledged Wednesday as its supreme leader alleged without evidence that a “conspiracy” involving the U.S. caused the unrest. Amnesty International says it believes the violence killed at least 143 people, which Iran disputes without offering any evidence to support its claims. Videos from the protest purport to show plainclothes Basij officials and others on motorcycles beating and detaining protesters. He called violent protesters “mercenaries” and “hooligans,” alleging the U.S. sent money over two years to spark the demonstrations. Interior Minister Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli also claimed in an interview late Tuesday on state television that “some 500 people” tried to storm Iran’s state television offices.

Source: ABC News November 27, 2019 07:15 UTC