Two boys were shot dead by security forces during anti-government demonstrations in southwestern Iran on Wednesday, sources close to their families said.
State media reported that seven of his people were killed by gunmen riding motorcycles in a “terrorist attack” in Ize.
However, sources told BBC Persian that security personnel fired live ammunition that killed Kian Pirfalak, 9, and Sepah Magsodi, 14.
At least 13 people were said to have died elsewhere on Wednesday.
Since Tuesday, there has been a wave of street demonstrations and strikes in major cities in response to calls to remember the victims of the November 2019 bloody crackdown on fuel price hikes. The current protests against clerical rule were sparked by the death three months ago of Masa Amini, a 22-year-old woman who was arrested by deputies on suspicion of violating strict hijab rules.
At least 362 protesters, including 56 children, died as security forces struggled to quell what Iranian leaders called “riots,” according to the Iranian Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), killing 16,000. person was arrested. It also reported the deaths of 46 security guards.
Two boys shot by security forces, family sources say
