Top army chief says forces 'unarmed' in post-vote unrest: Via PressTV.ir .

Defending the performance of security forces during the post-election unrest in Iran, the country's chief of Joint Armed Forces says they were not allowed to carry weapons.

"Saboteurs and seditionists hiding behind a new mask attacked the people on June 20," said Major General Hassan Firouzabadi in the 'Tale of Woes' published on Sunday.

"The shrapnel wounds of the eight-year imposed war and the bullet wounds of the Mujahedin Khalq Organization (MKO) and yesterday's unbelieving foes, this time, inflicted damage on the Basijis and police officers - the very groups tasked with providing the security of the nation - on the streets [of Tehran]," he added.
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