More than 5,000 killed in recent protests in Iran, rights group says, as regime rejects Trump claims

Burnt objects and debris are shown on the ground, along with several red, green and white flags.

Iran’s top prosecutor on Friday called U.S. President Donald Trump’s repeated claims that he halted the hangings of 800 detained protesters there “completely false.” Meanwhile, the overall death toll from a bloody crackdown on nationwide demonstrations rose to at least 5,002, activists said.

CBC | World News

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