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At least two people died this Thursday during demonstrations registered in the city of Lordegánin southwestern Iran, in clashes with police, Iranian media reported.
The Fars agency, affiliated with the Revolutionary Guard, reported the two deaths and cited an anonymous informed source, although He did not specify whether the victims were protesters or members of the forces of the order.
According to the media, the incidents began when groups of “troublemakers” began burning tires and damage government buildingsincluding the headquarters of the Government and bank branches.
The security forces then intervened by launching tear gas against the protesters to disperse them, Fars added.
According to the agency, among the “rioters there were “armed individuals” and “vehicles without license plates from which weapons and ammunition were distributed.”
Fars indicated that during the clashes there were wounded on both sidesin addition to the two confirmed deaths, and specified that the security forces have arrested several of the alleged ringleaders of the riots.
The Iranian authorities had announced on Thursday morning the death of a member of the Basij militia (of strict obedience to the regime) during Wednesday’s rallies in the city of Kuhdasht, in the western province of Lorestan.
For its part, the Iranian opposition NGO Hengaw, based in Oslo, reported at least 15 arrests in various cities during the five days of protests, which began on Sunday in Tehran and have spread to different parts of the country.
The demonstrations, initially carried out by merchants from various shopping centers and the Tehran Grand Bazaarexploded due to the strong fluctuations in the foreign exchange market, the accelerated depreciation of the rial, the national currency, and the economic instability that affects the country.