Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009

Thousands mark takeover of US embassy in Iran

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - Thousands of people are taking to the streets of Tehran for government-backed events marking the anniversary of the takeover of the U.S. Embassy. So far, there have been only scattered reports of counter-protests by opposition groups.

Police had threatened opposition groups not to hold any demonstrations Wednesday during the annual event marking the takeover of the U.S. Embassy in 1979.

In one incident, witnesses told The Associated Press that about 2,000 students confronted hundreds of security forces outside Tehran University, but there was no immediate reports of violence. The witnesses spoke on condition of anonymity because of fears of arrests.

Outside the former U.S. embassy, people waved anti-U.S. banners.

2009-11-04     08:00:10 GMT

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