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Iranian security officer killed, 10 police hurt in clashes: state media

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A member of Iran’s Basij paramilitary force was killed and 10 police officers and a cleric were injured on Thursday during clashes in Karaj, west of Tehran, state media said.

The violence broke out during a 40-day ceremony in Karaj mourning the death of Hadis Najafi, a 22-year-old woman killed during demonstrations in the city on September 21.

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