Iran police arrest 50 protesters on mourning day: Via PressTV.ir .

At least 50 Iranians were arrested when thousands of people gathered in Tehran and other cities to commemorate those killed in the country's post-election unrest, a senior police official says.

Mourners swarmed Tehran's main cemetery, Behesht-e-Zahra, on Thursday on the 40th day since the death of Neda Agha-Soltan, a young woman whose death shocked Iranians and people around the world, and a number of others.

A vast deployment of anti-riot police, who used tear gas and batons, were on the scene to maintain order after former presidential candidate Mir-Hossein Mousavi arrived at the cemetery to visit the victim's graves and offer prayers.

He, however, was barred by the police from leaving his car, turning the gathering violent.

"About 50 of the participants of yesterday's gatherings were arrested, but most of them were released shortly after their detention," Tehran police commander Brigadier General Azizollah Rajabzadeh said Friday.

The protests, which spread to other districts in the capital city following the Behesht-e-Zahra gathering, were also used by Iranian opposition to once again question the outcome of the disputed June presidential election.

The opposition claims the election, in which President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was re-elected by a landslide, was “fraudulent”.

Thousands of mourners and protestors gathered around the Grand Mosalla, an enormous half-built mosque in central Tehran, but were dispersed by security forces.

Brig. Gen. Rajabzadeh said the detainees who had major roles in yesterday's unrest would be handed to Judiciary officials, the Iranian Labor News Agency (ILNA) reported.

At least 30 people, according to Iranian lawmaker Farhad Tajari, were killed in post-election violence in Iran.

Tehran's police commander said no police officers were injured in yesterday's protests. There are no reports available of possible casualties and injuries among protesters.

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