Security forces fatally shoot 28-year-old protester in Azna, source confirms
Shayan Asadollahi, a 28-year-old barber, was killed after being shot by security forces during popular protests in the city of Azna in Lorestan province on Thursday night, a relative confirmed to Iran International, raising the confirmed death toll to three.
The source said several military Hilux vehicles of the Revolutionary Guard attacked Shayan and a group of other protesters who were returning from a demonstration, and that security forces targeted him with military-grade weapons.
Evidence received by Iran International indicates that a live round struck Shayan in the abdomen.
At least two other protesters were also killed during the crackdown, the source said.
The IRGC-affiliated Fars News had earlier reported the killings of three protesters in Azna.
