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Summary
Police used batons and teargas to break up an opposition protest in central Tehran on Wednesday, while huge crowds staged a noisy anti-US rally nearby to mark the storming of the American embassy by students 30 years ago. The protesters, who were chanting Death to the dictator, refused to disperse and dozens were beaten or arrested. According to the Irna news agency, protesters set fire to rubbish bins and attacked a bus, smashing its windows. It said two policemen were injured in the clashes and hospitalised.
