Iran Leaders ‘Flee Tehran’ Due to Death Threats by Govt Mobs

Thursday, December 31, 2009 at 2:27 pm under World News Iran Leaders ‘Flee Tehran’ Due to Death Threats by Govt Mobs

Irani government has forced the two opposition leaders, Mir Hossein Mousavi and Mehdi Karroubi, to leave Tehran.
According to Iran’s state news agency two leaders of “sedition” in the country have fled to a northern Iranian province. The top opposition leaders are Mir Hossein Mousavi and Mehdi Karroubi had fled the capital. According to the officials, these two leaders who played a major role in igniting tension in Iran following presidential vote, fled Tehran and went to a northern province because they were scared of people, who demanded their punishment. However an opposition website said the two men had been taken into custody by members of the elite Revolutionary Guards and intelligence ministry for their own protection.

Written by: Gulraiz Akram

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