Batons used on embassy protesters; IRAN.Byline: GREIG BOX TURNBULL SECURITY forces used batons and tear gas tear gas, gas that causes temporary blindness through the excessive flow of tears resulting from irritation of the eyes. The gas is used in chemical warfare and as a means for dispersing mobs. to disperse disperse /dis·perse/ (dis-pers´) to scatter the component parts, as of a tumor or the fine particles in a colloid system; also, the particles so dispersed. dis·perse v. 1. opposition supporters in Tehran yesterday. Unconfirmed reports said the authorities had also opened fire in the Iranian capital. It came as thousands of people turned out for an anti-American rally to mark 30 years since the seizure Forcible possession; a grasping, snatching, or putting in possession. In Criminal Law, a seizure is the forcible taking of property by a government law enforcement official from a person who is suspected of violating, or is known to have violated, the law. of the US embassy. US President Barack Obama yesterday urged Iran to move beyond the "suspicion, mistrust, and confrontation" that has prevailed since 1979. He added: "Iran must choose. We have heard for 30 years what the Iranian government is against; the question now is what kind of future it is for." A video on a reformist website showed hundreds of opposition supporters - who say the June elections were rigged to ensure the re-election of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad  This article or section may contain inappropriate or misinterpreted which do not the text.Please help [ improve this article] by checking for inaccuracies. - marching and chanting "death to dictators". |
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