Reply #5: Nephew of Iranian opposition leader (Mousavi) killed: aide

[Turborama]

Source: CTV

A nephew of Iranian opposition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi has reportedly been killed in clashes between anti-government protesters and security forces, an aide said Sunday.

According to the aide, who spoke on condition of anonymity, the nephew died in hospital after suffering injuries in a mass demonstration in central Tehran.

The reformist web site, Parlemannews.ir, also reported the death.

It is unclear if the death is one of the four earlier reported during mass anti-government protests that took place across the Iranian capital Sunday.

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Iran protests leave nine dead, reports claim

Opposition leader Mousavi's nephew 'among the fatalities' as Tehran and other cities erupt in protest and violence on holy day

Robert Tait
guardian.co.uk, Sunday 27 December 2009 16.18 GMT

The nephew of Iran's reformist opposition leader, Mir Hossein Mousavi, was reported to be among at least nine people killed after the streets of Tehran and other cities erupted in violent clashes between security forces and protesters.

Ali Mousavi, 35 and a father of two, was reportedly shot through the heart after police opened fire during disturbances in Tehran's Enghelab Square.

News of his death, reported by the reformist website Parlemannews, was certain to send shock waves through Iran's opposition Green Movement.

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Parlemannews reported that Mousavi had gone to Ebn-e Sina Hospital, where the body of his nephew had been taken. He was accompanied by the dead man's parents and fellow reformist politicians.

Read more: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/dec/27/nine-dead-i...