"The largest anti-government demonstrations to rock Iran in recent years intensified Friday night, fueling fears of growing fatalities as authorities battle to suppress the protests. Social media footage trickling out of Iran amid a blanket shutdown of internet and telecommunications networks showed hundreds of thousands marching and chanting anti-regime slogans across the country, with graphic scenes of bodies lying in blood. Other clips showed that the elderly made up many of the protesters."
"Separate mobile-camera footage from Fardis, a city about 50 kilometers (31 miles) west of Tehran, showed at least seven bodies covered in blood inside a building. In the videos, people are seen bandaging the head and patching an eye of another individual, while a voice says at least 10 people were killed by gunfire. None of the footage could be independently verified by Bloomberg."
Anti-government demonstrations across Iran intensified Friday night, increasing fears of growing fatalities as authorities moved to suppress protests. A nationwide internet and telecommunications shutdown accompanied social media footage showing hundreds of thousands marching and chanting anti-regime slogans, with graphic scenes of bodies and many elderly participants. Mobile-camera footage from Fardis showed at least seven bodies and wounded individuals, with claims of gunfire deaths that could not be independently verified. Security forces reported nearly 200 arrests of alleged militant leaders and the seizure of arms. Prosecutors warned detainees would face "enemy of God" charges carrying possible death sentences. Human rights reporting cited at least 65 killed and 2,311 arrested since protests began on Dec. 28 over a currency crisis and worsening living conditions, with demonstrations spreading nationwide.
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