Iranian security forces entered the house of son of one of the country's opposition leaders, former presidential candidate Mehdi Karroubi - Hussein Karroubi, according to an Iranian opposition website sahamnews.net.
About 20 security guards attacked on Hussein Karroubi's house in order to arrest him, the report said. "The house was empty when they attacked. They broke down the door and destroyed all that were at the house, and caused concern to neighbors," Hussein Karroubi told sahamnews.net.
Demonstrations began Feb. 14 in Tehran and other cities across the country in support of the peoples of Egypt and Tunisia. Interior. Clashes occurred between protesters and police. Iran's national security forces used tear gas against demonstrators when dispersing protestors on the squares of Azadi and Ingilab in Tehran. The mass protests in the capital of Iran killed two people, several demonstrators were injured, more than 200 protesters were arrested. Deputy Chief Command of Iranian Police Ahmedreza Radan said nine police officers were wounded during clashes with demonstrators.