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Iran Focus
 Tehran, Iran, Mar. 10 – Hundreds of disenchanted youth
damaged more than a dozen buses in the Iranian capital Friday after a
football match between two of Iran’s
favourite teams, according to eye-witnesses in the
Iranian capital.
The protest broke out at the end of the game between the teams Esteghlal and Persepolis
outside Tehran’s
Azadi Stadium.
Shattered glass from bus windows and occasional debris lined the streets
surrounding the stadium as young men hurled sticks and stones at the security
forces, the report said.
State Security Forces were dispatched to several key locations in the vicinity
of the stadium where they arrested a number of protestors, the report added.
Azadi and Enghelab
streets were the scene of the main clashes.
Young Iranians frequently turn football match celebrations into
anti-government demonstrations.
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