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It was a shot in the arm for thousands of protesting Iranians when the Guardian Council the religious body entrusted with overseeing the election in the country -- said the number of votes counted in about 50 cities exceeded the number of eligible voters there.
The council's spokesman Abbas-Ali Kadkhodaei, while speaking on the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting Channel 2 on Sunday, said: 'Statistics provided by the candidates, who claim more than 100% of those eligible have cast their ballot in 80-170 cities are not accurate -- the incident has happened in only 50 cities.'
Crackdown on protestors continues
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However, Kadkhodaei clarified that the voter turnout of above 100% in some cities is a normal phenomenon because there is no legal limitation for people to vote for the presidential elections in another city or province to which people often travel or commute.
Rafsanjani's daughters joins protestors
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Meanwhile, Press TV reported Iranian security officials as saying that they did not open fire on protestors during the post-election violence that killed over a dozen people. On Saturday, widespread violence had been reported from Teheran.
They march on defying authority
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'Terrorist elements' infiltrated the rallies, officials said, adding that the insurgents set fire to a mosque, two gas stations and a military post in Western Tehran, leaving 13 people dead and 22 wounded.
Blood is being spilt on Teheran's streets
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Opposition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi has told his supporters, who have been protesting on streets of Teheran ever since the verdict came out in favour of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, to continue their protests but not to put their lives in danger
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