World News : Hijab controversy heated up in Iran, 19 more people died in clashes between police and protesters

Iran has seen clashes between police and protesters during anti-government protests following the death of 22-year-old girl Mahsa Amini. On Friday, 19 people have died in violent clashes between police and protesters. Iranian state news agency IRNA quoted Sistan and Balochistan's provincial governor Hossein Modares Khiabani as saying that 19 people, including policemen, were killed and around 20 were injured in the clash.

Actually, there was a violent confrontation between the protesters and the police in southeast Iran. According to the Voice of America (VOA) report, the confrontation took place when people of Iran's Sunni minority came to offer prayers at the Makki Grand Mosque in Zidan, the capital of Sistan and Balochistan province, on Friday. During this violent clashes took place. In which 19 people lost their lives.

According to the Voice of America report, people are seen running in a video during the violent clash. During this, the sound of firing is also clearly heard. At the same time, in a video clip, some protesters are seen setting the vehicle on fire. Iranian state media have described the protesters as terrorists and separatists. Along with this, he also accused these protesters of attacking the police. The Iranian opposition-led Human Rights Activist News Agency (HRANA) told VOA that its sources estimated at least 40 protesters were killed and at least 20 security personnel injured.