Iran says it killed ‘rioters’ in deadliest unrest in decades

“It acknowledged that the violence also killed passers-by, security forces and peaceful protesters without assigning blame” writes The Associated Press for seattletimes.com. In one case, the report said security forces confronted a separatist group armed with “semi-heavy weapons” in the city of Mahshahr in Iran’s southwestern Khuzestan province.However, online videos of demonstrations purport to show security forces firing machine guns and rifles at crowds.
 
Source: seattletimes.com