July 23, 1999

Police Attack on Dormitory at U. of Tehran Sets Off Intense Student Protests

By BURTON BOLLAG

Iranian students had patiently hoped for a much greater liberalization of their country by now. But when police officers and civilian vigilantes carried out a bloody attack on a dormitory at the University of Tehran this month, student frustration boiled over.

The result was the worst street violence the country had seen since the 1979 Islamic revolution that overthrew the U.S.-backed Shah Mohammed Reza

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