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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Patrick Wintour, diplomatic editor

Iran protests: family of boy, 9, killed in night of violence blame attack on security forces

A still from unverified footage of a seminary that was set on fire in Izeh in Iran,
A still from unverified footage showing a seminary that was set on fire in Izeh in western Iran during anti-government protests. Photograph: Twitter/@1500tasvir

The family of a nine-year-old boy killed on Wednesday evening by assailants on motorbikes during some of the worst violence in Iran in two months of protests have accused security forces of carrying out the attack.

Kian Pirfalak was one of seven people, including a woman and a 13-year-old child, killed by gunmen in the western city of Izeh.

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