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Asharq Al-Awsat
Asharq Al-Awsat
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Asharq Al-Awsat

Iranian General Acknowledges over 300 Dead in Unrest

People light a fire during a protest over the death of Mahsa Amini, a woman who died after being arrested by the country's "morality police", in Tehran, Iran September 21, 2022. WANA (West Asia News Agency) via Reuters

An Iranian general on Monday acknowledged that more than 300 people have been killed in the unrest surrounding nationwide protests, giving the first official word on casualties in two months. 

That estimate is considerably lower than the toll reported by Human Rights Activists in Iran, a US-based group that has been closely tracking the protests since they erupted after the Sept. 16 death of a young woman being held by the country's morality police. 

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