Violence mars Iran's day of mourning for building collapse victims

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DUBAI - A day of national mourning to commemorate victims of a collapsed building in the Iranian city of Abadan turned violent over the weekend, as demonstrators clashed with police, according to vid

eos of the incidents posted on social media on Monday .

Iranians were infuriated by the circumstances behind the building's collapse, which officials blamed on corruption and lax safety.Iranians were already frustrated with high food prices and economic problems at a time when efforts have stalled to revive a 2015 nuclear deal with world powers, which would provide sanctions relief.

Other Twitter footage shared by a 50k followers Iranian account focused on Iran protests showed anti-protest police units charging demonstrators with batons and firing teargas at them.Local Abadan TV also showed cleric Mohsen Heidari AleKasir, the representative of Khuzestan in Iran's Assembly of Experts, address mourners on Sunday night before cutting out live footage after crowd members could be heard loudly repeating the word"shameless".

 

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