Khatami reportedly attacked with knife

Source: JPost.com

In an apparent sign of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and his ruling party flexing their muscles ahead of next week's UN General Assembly, the hard-line leader again denied the Holocaust, while two top reformists were attacked in Teheran.

The Saudi Al Arabiya network reported that Mohammad Khatami, a former president, was "attacked with a knife" during the rally by members of the Basij, a civilian militia loyal to the regime, and taken to hospital. The Jerusalem Post could not verify the report and the network provided no further details on Khatami's condition. Other media outlets did not report the knifing incident, but reported that Khatami was pushed to the ground and his turban fell from his head. Khatami is 65 years old.

An Iranian news agency also reported that the car of Mir Houssein Mousavi, the most outspoken critic of the current conservative regime, was attacked and that he had to flee the area. The report was also posted on Mousavi's Website.

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Nobody deserves to be stabbed for peacefully protesting.

And, FYI, Khatami is known to be one of the more "progressive clerics", if such a thing exists.

for Conservatives.

Deviate a micron to the left and the stab you with a knife.

Thousands of opposition supporters have clashed with security forces during a government-sponsored rally in Tehran.

Iran's reformists had been warned not to try to turn the pro-Palestinian Quds (Jerusalem) Day marches into anti-government protests.

Reports say opposition leaders Mir-Hossein Mousavi and former President Mohammad Khatami were attacked.

The opposition has been banned from holding rallies since the disputed presidential election in June.
As part of the Quds Day events, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad delivered a speech in which he repeated his view that the Nazi Holocaust was a myth.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8262273.stm

note: amateur video at link

Wow. That's crazy. I hope that it is not true.	Barack_America	Sep-18-09 02:39 PM	#1
Things are getting dangerously crazy.	leveymg	Sep-18-09 02:41 PM	#2
Right-wingers of the world, unite! You have nothing to lose but your sanity! n/t	denverbill	Sep-18-09 02:50 PM	#3
The sanity ship sailed a long time ago	ck4829	Sep-18-09 03:27 PM	#6
Iran, government of Conservativres by Conservatvies and...	Ozymanithrax	Sep-18-09 03:01 PM	#4
Clashes erupt at Iran mass rally	Mosby	Sep-18-09 03:05 PM	#5