Iranian opposition leader’s car hit by gunfire
January 8th, 2010 - 7:01 pm ICT by IANSTehran, Jan 8 (DPA) The car of one of Iran’s opposition leaders, Mehdi Karroubi, was hit by gunfire but the cleric was unharmed, opposition websites reported Friday.
Karroubi is believed to have attended a mourning ceremony Friday in the city of Qazvin, west of the capital Tehran, when some 500 government supporters attacked the ceremony. The pro-government protesters were believed to have been armed.
Police eventually succeeded to move Karroubi, a former speaker of parliament, from the venue but when the cleric’s car was leaving the area, it was hit by gunfire.
As the car was armoured, Karroubi himself was not harmed, the websites reported.
The reports by the opposition websites have not yet been officially confirmed.
Karroubi, leader of the opposition Etemad Melli party, is an opponent of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and has accused him of fraud in June’s presidential election.
- Iran's main opposition daily newspaper banned - Aug 17, 2009
- Police use tear gas to disperse protests in Tehran - Dec 27, 2009
- Moussavi seeks permission for mourning ceremony in Iran - Jul 26, 2009
- Iran rejects Moussavi's request for memorial ceremony - Jul 28, 2009
- Prosecute Karroubi over rape claims: Iranian conservative leader - Aug 15, 2009
- Iran's Guardian Council offers Moussavi a deal - Jun 27, 2009
- Iran's judicial committee rejects jail rape charges - Sep 12, 2009
- Tehran frees prisoners, but not reformist officials: Report - Jul 29, 2009
- Iran's Ayatollah Montazeri buried in Qom amid protests - Dec 22, 2009
- Iran opposition claims 69 killed in election protests - Aug 11, 2009
- Iranian MPs call for death to opposition leaders - Feb 15, 2011
- Iran's president says Holocaust 'fairy tale' - Sep 18, 2009
- Iranian opposition cancels election anniversary rally - Jun 10, 2010
- Planned rally to support revolts draws Iranians anger - Feb 10, 2011
- Violence, detentions cannot solve crisis: Iranian cleric - Jul 11, 2009
Tags: armed police, capital tehran, cleric, fraud, government supporters, gunfire, iranian opposition, leader of the opposition, mahmoud ahmadinejad, mehdi karroubi, mourning ceremony, opponent, opposition leader, opposition leaders, parliament, president mahmoud ahmadinejad, presidential election, protesters, speaker of parliament, venue