An Iranian official said authorities have verified that at least 5,000 people were killed during nationwide protests that erupted late last year, offering one of the starkest acknowledgments yet of the scale of violence surrounding one of the deadliest crackdowns in the Islamic Republicβs history.
Speaking to Reuters on condition of anonymity due to the sensitivity of the matter on Sunday, the official said the death toll included roughly 500 members of Iranβs security forces.
He blamed most civilian deaths on what he described as βterrorists and armed ri
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