TODAY’S PAPER | January 02, 2026 | EPAPER

Iran's Fars Agency Reports 3 More Killed In Fresh Clashes

Rioters exploited a protest in Azna, Lorestan, to attack a police station


AFP January 02, 2026 Less than a minute read
Demonstrations in Iran turn deadly. PHOTO: PIXABAY

Fresh clashes between demonstrators and security forces killed three people in western Iran on Thursday, according to the Fars news agency, on the fifth day of cost-of-living protests.

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"Around 6:00 pm today, a group of rioters took advantage of a protest gathering in Azna, in Lorestan province, to attack a police commissariat. Three people were killed and 17 others wounded in clashes," Fars said, in apparent reference to civilian victims.

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