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US Confirms Report Citing Iran Officials as Saying 1,500 Killed in Protests

Michael Lipin

   WASHINGTON - The United States has confirmed a news report citing
   unnamed Iranian officials as saying about 1,500 people were killed in a
   crackdown by security forces on anti-government protests last month.

   In a report published Monday, London-based Reuters said it obtained the
   death toll from three Iranian interior ministry officials who said the
   fatalities included "at least 17 teenagers and about 400 women as well
   as some members of the security forces and police."
   

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