Street Protests Cool, But Iran Opposition Takes to Rooftops

Mousavi supporters chant from rooftops, but opposition's next step is unclear

By M. Morris, Newser Staff

Posted Jun 19, 2009 4:32 PM CDT

(Newser) – Calls of “Allahu Akbar” punctuated Tehran’s evening quiet as some residents took to their rooftops to protest Ayatollah Khamenei’s support of what they see as fraudulent election results, MSNBC reports. Despite the rooftop protests—a tactic used in the 1979 revolution—outright... Read full story »

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Street Protests Cool, But Iran Opposition Takes to Rooftops

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