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TEHRAN — Government opponents shouted “Allahu Akbar” and “Death to the Dictator” from Tehran’s rooftops on the eve of student demonstrations planned for today. Authorities choked off Internet access and warned journalists working for foreign media to stick to their offices for the next three days.
The measures were aimed at depriving the opposition of its key means of mobilizing the masses. Today’s demonstrations mark the anniversary of the 1953 killing of three students at an anti-U.S. demonstration during the rule of Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, a close American ally.
