While the Iranian football team refused to sing their country's anthem at today's game, security forces were firing on protestors in two cities in Iranian Kurdistan - where witnesses said dozens of people were injured.

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Other reports say at least 11 people were killed during a heavy security crackdown in the city of Mahabad over the weekend.
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