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10/3/2012, Tishrei 17, 5773

Iran’s riot police clashed with protesters in Tehran Wednesday, the BBC reports. Many demonstrators were arrested.

Protesters stood outside the central bank and chanted anti-government slogans. The protest comes as Iran’s currency, the rial, continues to plummet, hitting record lows against the U.S. dollar.