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Iranian Policeman Killed in Water Protests in Oil-Rich Southwest
- Hundreds shown demonstrating in videos shared on social media
- Unrest triggered by water scarcity and supply management
Iran’s Khuzestan province.
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A police officer was shot dead and another was wounded during protests in Iran’s restive, oil-producing province of Khuzestan, state-run Islamic Republic News Agency reported, in a sharp escalation of clashes between security forces and protesters over a water shortage.
The two policemen were part of a team dispatched to the southwestern town of Mahshahr on Tuesday evening in order to “clear it of rioters,” the agency reported.