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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Sarah El Deeb

Iranian agents obstructed care at hospitals packed with wounded protesters

Iran Hospital Crackdown - (UGC)

As wounded anti-government protesters poured into an Iranian hospital during last month’s crackdown, a young doctor hurried to the emergency room to help treat a man in his 40s who had been shot in the head at close range.

When the doctor and others tried to resuscitate the man, a group of armed, plainclothes security agents blocked their way, pushing some back with their rifles, the doctor told The Associated Press.

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