Tehran launches violent crackdown on protesters

"At least six people were confirmed dead on the fifth day of spreading unrest across Iran.
Protesters vowed not to back down amid a violent regime crackdown in which riot squads opened fire on demonstrators and carried out mass arrests.
More cities joined the protests as night fell and clashes intensified in several locations, which forced officials to send in reinforcements.
Authorities said a volunteer member of the Basij paramilitary force was also killed in western Kuhdasht, and dozens of people were arrested as riot police and plainclothes agents attempted to contain the protests.
Protesters in more than a dozen cities chanted, “this year is a year of blood, Seyyed Ali will be overthrown” and “death to the dictator,” referring to supreme leader Ali Khamenei." msn