Two people killed as Iran protests spread to west

TEHERAN - Two people were killed overnight in western Iran in anti-government protests, Iran's Labor News Agency reported on Sunday. The announcement was made by Hbibollah Khojasteh Pour, deputy governor of Iran's Lorestan Province.

Khojasteh Pour said that the two people were killed in Dorood, a city in Lorestan province, following the protest demonstrations in the city.

He blamed foreign intelligence agencies for flaring up of the peaceful protest gathering of the people.