A significant number of people were also wounded. In another development, yesterday afternoon, people clashed with the Pasdaran in the northern city of Qa'emshahr. Large groups of people were arrested or wounded. The atmosphere in the city is reported tense. Besides the Guards, at least 15 plain-clothed security agents are stationed at each polling station to maintain control.
Further reports indicate that in the afternoon hours, the polling stations remained deserted.
The regime's officials are furious over the complete boycott and have dispatched the Guards Corps and soldiers, dressed as civilians, to exaggerate the turn out.