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Iran’s Deadly Protests: Four Witnesses Describe the Bloodshed | WSJ

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On Jan. 8, Iranians took to the streets to call for an end to the repressive Islamic Republic. Two days later, demonstrations had been largely stamped out, the country was in a communications blackout, and thousands of protesters had been killed.

Four witnesses to the protests share firsthand testimony of how a popular uprising turned into scenes of terror. Their accounts, along with videos verified by The Wall Street Journal and analysis from weapons and ammunition experts, offer a chronology of 48 hours of violence.

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