A student sitting in a police holding vehicle talks to riot police after
she was arrested in Vali-e Asr square, central Tehran, Iran, during a between
student demonstrators and police Monday, July 12, 1999. Authorities have
been losing patience with the protests, which were sparked Thursday by
the closing of a leftist newspaper and the passing of an anti-press bill
and swelled Friday after police stormed the Tehran University dormitory.
Photo/str (AP)
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