Footage from Saturday night has shown Iranian protesters tearing down and torching a poster of Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei as anti-government rallies entering their fourth day gripped several cities across the country.

#IranProtests: Video shows protesters last night burning poster of Khamenei and celebrating https://t.co/NodGlT8DnZ pic.twitter.com/hscmYMmZ9T — Al Arabiya English (@AlArabiya_Eng) December 31, 2017

Another video showed protesters fleeing security forces, while gunfire could clearly be heard and a seemingly injured male being carried. Other footage showed a man among the crowd firing shots.

#IranProtests: Video shows crowds of protesters fleeing gunfire and carrying a man who appears to be injured https://t.co/NodGlT8DnZ pic.twitter.com/3Epi4xgVf9 — Al Arabiya English (@AlArabiya_Eng) December 31, 2017

#IranProtests: Video captures moment #Iran protesters confront security forces, also showing a man firing shots among the crowd https://t.co/NodGlT8DnZ pic.twitter.com/mBR5W2ZjDu — Al Arabiya English (@AlArabiya_Eng) December 31, 2017

The violent scenes are the latest developments in demonstrations across dozens of cities against the regime. Initially beginning as anti-austerity protests, the ongoing rallies are the largest since the suppressing the 2009 uprising, which almost turned into a revolution to overthrow the regime of the ruling mullahs, who has been in power since 1979.

Videos have recorded a heavy security crackdown as crowds shouted “Death to Khamenei”.

Latest reports from Iran said that three people have been killed and others were injured when the Revolutionary Guard militias shot a night protest in ‎Doroud, Loerstan province, in central Iran.



Last Update: Wednesday, 20 May 2020 KSA 09:52 - GMT 06:52