publish time

17/05/2018

author name Arab Times

publish time

17/05/2018

author name Arab Times
Tehran, May 17, 2018 (AFP) - One person was killed and six others injured in violence in a city in southern Iran that has seen several protests in recent months, the Fars news agency reported Thursday.It said a group of people gathered in Kazerun on Wednesday evening to chant "subversive slogans" and set fire to a local police station.Videos of the incident were shared on social media overnight.Residents of Kazerun have held sporadic demonstrations for weeks against a government decision to establish a administrative division in the region.Wednesday's scuffle was the first reported unrest in the town in two weeks after a decision to shelve the reform initiative, Fars said.At least 25 people were killed in a wave of social unrest that swept towns and cities across Iran between December 28 and January 1.