The nephew of Mir Hossein Mousavi, the Iranian opposition leader, has reportedly been killed in violence surrounding street protests in Tehran during the Shia Muslim festival of Ashoura. Seyyed Ali Mousavi is thought to be among at least five people killed during the protests, which comments on social networking websites suggested would continue into Monday. The Parlemannews website said Mousavi's 35-year-old nephew was shot near his heart during clashes at Enghelab square "and was martyred after he was taken to Ebnesina hospital". State television reported that "unknown assailants" had killed Mousavi's nephew, naming him as Ali Habibi Mousavi Khamene. Opposition websites reported police had fired into crowds of demonstrators in central Tehran during Sunday's protests and witnesses said dozens of protesters were wounded in the police crackdowns. The reports could not be independently verified because foreign media are banned from covering protests.
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