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Atl least162 protestors killed by security forces in Iran: US-based rights group

Tehran/Washington, Jan 11 (UNI) At least 162 protesters have been killed by security forces over the past 15 days during anti-government demonstrations in Iran, a US-based rights group has said, as the hardline Islamic nation’s parliamentary speaker warned of retaliation if Washington intervened militarily, media reports said.
As of Sunday, at least 203 have died in the protests in total, including 41 security personnel, according to a detailed tally provided to CNN by Skylar Thompson, deputy director of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA).
At least eight of the protesters killed were under 18, HRANA said. The group also reported that at least 3,285 people had been arrested.
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Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif to attend Gaza Board of Peace meeting in Washington on Feb 19

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