Protesters Attack Religious School Near Tehran

Protesters chanting anti-regime slogans in Tehran. AP file photo
Protesters chanting anti-regime slogans in Tehran. AP file photo
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Protesters Attack Religious School Near Tehran

Protesters chanting anti-regime slogans in Tehran. AP file photo
Protesters chanting anti-regime slogans in Tehran. AP file photo

Anti-regime protesters have attacked a religious school in Karaj province near Tehran, the Fars news agency reported on Saturday.

"At 9 pm (1530 GMT on Friday) they attacked the school and tried to break the doors down and burn things," Fars quoted the head of the school in the town of Ishtehad, Hojatoleslam Hindiani, as saying.

"They were about 500 people and they chanted against the system but they were dispersed by the riot police and some have been arrested," Hindiani said.

Iranian authorities have barely mentioned days of protests in the cities of Isfahan, Shiraz, Mashhad and Tehran, driven by concerns over the economy as well as wider anger at the political system.

Videos on social media in recent days have shown people chanting "Death to the dictator.”

Foreign media are barred from observing or filming "unauthorized" protests.

Fars later reported that a man taking part in a protest in the northern province of Alborz was fatally shot.

The report said a protest was taking place a day earlier in Karaj when someone fired from a car. There were no additional details.

Fars reported authorities arrested 20 protesters and many of the protest leaders were women.



Woman Dies After Blast Near Bank in Greece

Forensic experts examine the area of a bomb explosion outside a bank branch in Thessaloniki, Greece, 03 May 2025. EPA/ACHILLEAS CHIRAS
Forensic experts examine the area of a bomb explosion outside a bank branch in Thessaloniki, Greece, 03 May 2025. EPA/ACHILLEAS CHIRAS
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Woman Dies After Blast Near Bank in Greece

Forensic experts examine the area of a bomb explosion outside a bank branch in Thessaloniki, Greece, 03 May 2025. EPA/ACHILLEAS CHIRAS
Forensic experts examine the area of a bomb explosion outside a bank branch in Thessaloniki, Greece, 03 May 2025. EPA/ACHILLEAS CHIRAS

A woman died early Saturday after an explosion next to bank in the northern greek city of Thessaloniki, the police said.

The 38-year-old woman was rushed to the hospital but succumbed to her wounds as her hand was mutilated during the blast, AFP reported.

Police spokesperson Konstantia Dimoglidou said that investigators are working to determine whether the woman was carrying the device that exploded, "a possible scenario".

She told Skai TV that the woman was known to the police, including for her involvement in robberies.

According to police sources, investigators suspect the device may have exploded in her hands before she could place it at a bank ATM.

Greece's Organized Crime Directorate has taken over the investigation, while the surrounding area remains cordoned off.