Been watching the events in Iran today with trepidation, wondering how long the quiet would last. Yesterday's brutality was such a distinct contrast to the peacefulness described in the first reports this morning.
Apparently it was not to last.
Just read this breaking news in the AP headlines of the New York Times
An Associated Press photographer saw one person shot dead and several others who appear seriously wounded in Tehran's Azadi Square. The shooting came from a compound for volunteer militia linked to Iran's powerful Revolutionary Guard.
The gunfire Monday came after more than 100,000 opponents of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad streamed through Tehran. They were not challenged by security forces despite an earlier ban on rallies for reformist leader Mir Hossein Mousavi.
Was the plan to let them gather and then crackdown to make a bigger impact? I pray not, but it seems quite suspicious to me.
Pray for those losing their lives today