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But Tianamen Sq did not have Twitter or FB. Information hits much harder than stones or bullets. #iranelection #gr88 less than 5 seconds ago from web

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A Bomb has gone off near Hezbollah killing 1 person and injuring many more protestors - #iranelection less than 10 seconds ago from web

#iranelection If you don't have a comment pertaining to the protest please STAY OFF! less than 10 seconds ago from web

Does #IranElection (and communication challenges) prove to people that we need a world language yet? less than 10 seconds ago from Identica

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RT @freedomgood [unconfirmed] intel services may allow for sms/text service to track protest organizers. BE CAREFUL #iranelection #gr88 less than 10 seconds ago from Power Twitter

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REPORT EARLIER THAT BOILING WATER WAS DROPPED ON PROTESTER'S FROM HELICOPTER, IT WOULD APPEAR NOW THAT IT WAS A CHEMICAL AGENT
Thanks Fifi

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Extremely graphic footage of a young woman shot.

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RT From Iran: Eye Wittnes: Bassij burn down Lolagar Mosque at Azarbaijan St. where People hiding from their attack. #iranelection less than 10 seconds ago from web

RT RT Australian Embassy accepting injured: No 13, 23rd Street, Khalid Islambuli Ave - Telephone+98 21 8872 4456

WTF?

CNNs TJ Holmes says "we're depending on state televisn to keep up with events." CNN has become a tool of the IRan govt.

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Protesters in Revolution sq r chanting: Goftim agar taghalob besheh basatetoon jam misheh!! "We told u if u cheat it'll be the end of u"
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reporters are trying to confirm deaths, but the dead and injured are being grabbed by security forces and taken away. #iranelection less than 10 seconds ago from web

RT Mousavi - declares results of 10th Presidential Election null and void - #Iranelection RT RT RT less than 10 seconds ago from web
RT flowersophyRT from Iran NOW / mousavi among people: I am ready for death #iranelection less than 10 seconds ago from web

3.55pm:
The police have attempt to portray the protesters as rioters by detailing the damage they have caused, and claimed public backing for a violent crackdown.

Iran's deputy police commander, Ahmad-Reza Radan, said 400 police have been wounded since last Friday's vote.

He claimed 10,000 complaints have been been made, according to state-run Press TV. "They have called on the police to deal with rallies firmly," he said.

"The recent rallies destroyed 700 buildings, burst 300 banks into flame, damaged 300 cars and 300 public properties," Radan added.
@TheGuardian

UNCOMFIRMED REPORTS OF BOILING WATER (?) BEING POURED OVER PROTESTERS BY HELICOPTERS!

An eyewitness in Enghelab square reports around 20,000 riot police, made up of Basiji militiamen and soldiers, and armed with rifles, tear gas and water cannons. The eyewitness saw dozens of people beaten by riot police in an attempt to frighten them into evacuating the square, with one young man being beaten to the ground by four policemen. The protesters were not wearing the green insignia that signifies support for Mousavi, and were not making victory signs or chanting.The eyewitness reports riot police attacking people on passing motorbikes and, on occasion, innocent passersby who have no way of escaping the heavy police presence. Nonetheless, there are thousands of Mousavi supporters, marching peacefully near the square, where rthey have been subjected to these brutal reprisals from the police. Across Tehran, there is widespread fear and panic, with many desperate to know what is going on in Enghelab square, but unable to find out due to reporting restrictions. Now the question seems to be: what will Mousavi do next?
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10.20 am. The state TV is already blaming Mousavi for a suicide terrorist blast at the Khomeini Shrine. So far, we have seen nothing but murderous crassness from the regime. The huge vote-rigging; the extreme sermon; the thousands of police and Basijis on the streets; the deployment of terrorism as a pretext for more government brutality. These people are theo-fascists, and this is now the front line against theo-fascism.
Andrew Sullivan@DailyDish
Isn't it just!

Break

I might take a break at this point for a while and let the 'professionals' do their work.
I am very tired as I have hardly slept in the past 4 days, it only being myself here in the 'Exile' media compound in downtown 'teh'ran'.
Tiredness also means that I could start missing the real stories and just spreading disinformation, and there IS enough of that out there.
I will be keeping an eye on the story as it unfolds and if anyone does find something unique then please email me at monastreet @ gmail dot com

So I don't know how long this break will be, but I will be back fairly soon.
For those who followed me "thanx".

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BBC TV/PERSIAN FOOTAGE OF THE SHOOTING

5 minute footage - first impression seems that they have corralled people in streets and then shooting at them+frightening!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

UPDATE: Jumped the gun so to speak, looks like that was NOT from today!

9:40 AM ET -- State media claims 2 injured at Khomeini shrine explosion.

NBC's Ann Curry tweets: "Iran state tv claims explosion at tomb of revered Ayatollah Khomeini. Would incite anger against protesters. Is it true? ... Remember Iran govt is the only source of this explosion report. NO independent confirmation and misinformation is dangerous."

A reader, speculating that the government set the bomb, writes, "The mullahs did something similar in August 1978 in Iran - they set a cinema in Abadan ablaze and blamed the Shah. That was the turning point of that revolution as the people bagan to see the Shah as ruthless."

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Fars news agency says the bomb was detonated at the northern wing of Imam Khomeini's shrine. The bomber was killed. #iranelection less than 10 seconds ago from web

We should try to petition government to get Basij listed as a terrorist organization. #IranElection less than 10 seconds ago from web

I AGREE!

@jimsciuttoABC: #iranelection Tweets report shooting as well and explosion at Khomeini tomb less than 5 seconds ago from TwitterFon

@NEWS LTD> WTF are you coming to my blog for?
I still haven't forgotten Wapping!
Anything you take from here I would like a credit for thanx and that's Ms. Mona Street to you!

2.15pm:
Witnesses: police using tear gas, water cannons to disperse thousands of protesters in Tehran, says a flash on AP.

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RT @LaraABC NewsReports of thousands protesting, police using tear gas & water cannons. Hard to.... confirm arrested. #Iranelection less than 10 seconds ago from web

Iran State TV reporting twin blasts in Tehran, relayed by the CNN #Iranelection less than 10 seconds ago from web

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9:01 AM ET -- "Rocks and fire." Another reliable Iranian has sent 3 messages in the last 7 minutes:

-- "HARD conflict between the people and the Special Guard. people: down with khamenee"

-- "Heavy clashes on azadi street, chants of death to khameni! The street is full of rocks and fire."

-- "Voice of shooting in Azadi street in Tehran"

For Persian speakers: a live stream of BBC Persia is here.
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RT About 3000 or 4000 people are in Enqelab square now. Police is there. No Khatami, no Karroubi, no Mousavi #iranelection less than 20 seconds ago from web
RT@cnnbrkThousands of people attempting to enter Tehran protest site have been blocked by heavily armed police,eyewitness says.#IranElection less than 10 seconds ago from web

The entrance to Tehran's Revolution Square, is blocked by fire engines, according to AP. It also reports that riot police have surrounded Tehran University.

Several unconfirmed tweets claim that protesters have clashed with the police. Some claim the police have used baton

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ez01 RT we can see Marksmans in ferdosi square #IranElection less than 10 seconds ago from web

Getting reports of Gov't violence provoking clashes #IranElection #gr88 less than 10 seconds ago from TweetDeck RT: They are splitting people. Stick together!!! #iranelection #gr88 less than 20 seconds ago from web

8:28 AM ET -- "Clashes." ABC's Jim Sciutto: "Tweets from inside Iran say rally is on and police clashing with
protesters."

An unconfirmed Tweet from a usually reliable source says Mousavi is walking from his Ettelaat office to the Ministry of Interior and that 10,000 people are with him.

Photos, claimed to be taken today, show several rows of riot police.

The BBC says its witness have seen hundreds of riot police in Enghelab Square.

Al-Jazeera also reports a heavy police presence, but points out that it is difficult to verify because phones are jammed.
@TheGuardian

8:09 AM ET -- Few reports coming in from the demonstration site. Information is hard to come by right now but multiple reports suggest that security forces are out in droves. From Reuters: "Witnesses said they had seen Basij Islamic militia deploying across Tehran and one resident saw at least three buses full of Basij heading for the capital from the nearby city of Karaj on Saturday, as well as four trucks full of the motorcycles used by Basij militiamen during previous demonstrations. "
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