Iran riot?

Iran riot?
: Via the Blog Iran newsletter comes a report on WorldNet Daily of a riot in Iran. It comes down to one source. But that’s how news gets out of a place such as this:

Iranian Supreme Revolutionary Guard forces under the Ayatollah Ali Khamenei reportedly killed a 10-year-old boy in the country’s minority Baloch region yesterday, touching off a massive uprising against the Islamic regime countered by a deadly crackdown and imposition of martial law, according to sources on the scene.

Amid burning banks, stores and government offices, at least 30 Baloch protesters are dead and 80 injured in the southeastern city of Saravan near the Pakistani border, said Malek Meerdora, who immigrated to Canada from the city in 1993.

Meerdora told WorldNetDaily the Iranian government has attempted to shut off communication from the city, but he has been in contact with sources there via satellite telephone and the Internet.

5 responses to “Iran riot?”

  1. Danya Avatar

    It’s good that you bloggers exist and put out the news, because the other media doesn’t air any real news that matter – and they turn their backs on a whole society of people who are ready to overthrow the corrupt theocracy.. What is up? I mean foxnews occasionaly says a few good things, but otherwise things are dreadfully quiet.. I think Blogging will prove to be one of the final frontiers or last stands in freedom of expression and news. Thanks Jeff –

  2. Oliver Avatar

    I’m all for alternative news sources, but I would hold off for confirmation beyond such a shaky source as WND.

  3. MommaBear Avatar

    Apparently the BBC has also reported, but with some differences in numbers.
    http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/3295337.stm

  4. Jeremy Avatar

    Ah yes, Oliver, never met a massacre by fascists you didn’t want to deny…

  5. Danya Avatar

    Oliver – let me explain something to you.. If the BBC came out with a similar story, but different numbers, for example – 5 dead rather than 30 dead – It’s always better to go with the source other than the BBC at least in regards to IRAN – Most british broadcasting is going to do it’s best not to hurt the regime in Iran..