Iranian protesters set fire on Wednesday evening to a building in Asadabad, in the Hamadan province of western Iran, footage circulated on social media by Iranian independent journalists and media outlets showed as protests intensified across the country.
Unverified reports claimed the targeted building to be a base of the Basij paramilitary forces, though this claim could not be independently verified.
Iranian semi-state-owned media outlet, ISNA, reported that a Basij officer was killed during the protests.
Iran International reported local security forces opened fire and deployed tear gas in attempt to disperse the protests in Asadabad. It further reported that demonstrators "remained in the streets."
'This is the national slogan: Reza, Reza Pahlavi'
Protests intensified across Iran as protesters were filmed chanting in support of the exiled Reza Pahlavi and against the Islamic regime in various cities across Iran.
Protesters in Khorramabad in the western Lorestan province were seen marching in the streets while chanting "Iranian, shout out, scream for your right," in footage shared by Radio Farda, part of the US-funded Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty media group.
In Dehloran, protesters reportedly chanted "This is the national slogan: Reza, Reza Pahlavi."
In the city of Arak, protesters were filmed shouting anti-regime chants, including "Basiji, IRGC, you are ISIS," in footage shared by IranWire.
Earlier on Wednesday, Iranian protesters tried to break into a local government building in the southern Fars province. Protests over high inflation and a slump in the value of the local rial currency began among shopkeepers in Tehran on Sunday and by Tuesday had spread to several universities in Tehran, with the reported break-in attempt on Wednesday.
This is a developing story.
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