At least 10 people were killed when police clashed with "terrorists" in Tehran on Saturday, state TV says.The official reports, which cannot be confirmed, accuse "rioters" of setting two petrol stations and a mosque ablaze in protest at a disputed poll result. State media also say five family members of one of Iran's most powerful figures, Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, were arrested during the protests. Meanwhile Iran has ordered the BBC's Jon Leyne out of the country.
At least 10 people were killed when police clashed with "terrorists" in Tehran on Saturday, state TV says.
The official reports, which cannot be confirmed, accuse "rioters" of setting two petrol stations and a mosque ablaze in protest at a disputed poll result.
State media also say five family members of one of Iran's most powerful figures, Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, were arrested during the protests.
Meanwhile Iran has ordered the BBC's Jon Leyne out of the country.
British Foreign Secretary David Miliband said on Sunday that Tehran is falsely accusing the UK of fuelling the election protests in Iran. Meanwhile, Iranian state media announced that the country has expelled BBC correspondent Jon Leyne.Miliband released the statement after Iran accused Britain of sabotaging the presidential election."I reject categorically the idea that the protesters in Iran are manipulated or motivated by foreign countries," Miliband said in a statement."The UK is categorical that it is for the Iranian people to choose their government and for the Iranian authorities to ensure the fairness of the result and the protection of their own people," he also wrote.
Miliband released the statement after Iran accused Britain of sabotaging the presidential election.
"I reject categorically the idea that the protesters in Iran are manipulated or motivated by foreign countries," Miliband said in a statement.
"The UK is categorical that it is for the Iranian people to choose their government and for the Iranian authorities to ensure the fairness of the result and the protection of their own people," he also wrote.
