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TEHRAN, Iran — Pro-government demonstrators opened fire on the car of one of Iran’s opposition leaders and shattered his windows, but he escaped unharmed from the rare armed attack on a top reformist, his website reported Friday.
Hard-liners called last week for the execution of opposition leaders, raising tensions that could spark a cycle of political violence beyond even the government’s control.
Mahdi Karroubi blamed authorities after shots were fired at his car late Thursday from a crowd of about 500 government supporters surrounded by police in the town of Qazvin, about 90 miles west of Tehran.
