That day—remembered as “Zahedan’s Bloody Friday”—was among the deadliest of the uprising.
Security forces and snipers opened fire on protesting crowds after Friday prayers in the city’s Sunni-majority area, killing over 100 people and injuring many more with live ammunition, pellets, and tear gas.
More than a dozen children were among the dead
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