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Protests march to Evin prison in Tehran after fire
STORY: The fire broke out on Saturday at the prison, where many of Iran’s political and dual-national detainees are held, and witnesses reported hearing gunshots. According to the state news agency IRNA, eight people were injured in the unrest that broke out after nearly a month of protests across Iran over the death in custody of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old Kurdish Iranian woman. to Evin Prison are closed to traffic. There are many ambulances here,” said a witness contacted by Reuters. “Yet we can hear gunshots.” Video obtained by Reuters showed protesters walking among traffic along roads leading to the prison, setting some fires and “death Khamenei” chanted. Landmarks, highway signs and road markings in the video matched satellite images of the region.
