Four Iranian police officers injured, one assistant killed after protests – IRNA
2022.09.21 03:47
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A demonstrator shouts slogans while holding up a sign during a protest in solidarity with women in Iran following the death of a young Iranian woman, Mahsa Amini, in central Istanbul, Turkey September 20, 2022. REUTERS/Murad Sezer/File Photo
DUBAI (Reuters) – Four Iranian police officers were injured and one “police assistant” died from injuries on Tuesday in the southern city of Shiraz following violent protests, the official IRNA news agency reported on Wednesday.
“On Tuesday evening, some people clashed with police officers and as a result one of the police assistants was killed. In this incident, four other police officers were injured in Shiraz,” IRNA said.
Fifteen protesters were arrested in Shiraz on Tuesday, according to an official quoted by IRNA.
