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Foreigners arrested

Iran said yesterday that several foreigners conducting "psychological warfare" against the clerical system were arrested in last month's bloody clashes between opposition supporters and security forces. Meanwhile, dozens of Tehran University professors appealed yesterday to Iran's supreme leader to halt the ongoing violence against protesters, adding a new and respected voice in support of the opposition.

In the bloodiest unrest since the aftermath of a disputed June presidential poll, eight people were killed on Dec 27.