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World Service,8 mins
"I had never seen such horrifying scenes," says doctor treating injured Iranian protesters
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An Iranian doctor has been recounting to Weekend the scenes from her clinic during the violent crackdown of protests in the country in early January. The doctor, who is a general practitioner, in a small clinic in a suburb of one of Iran's major cities has been telling Julian Worricker what happened over the course of two nights in January: Thursday, the 8th and Friday, the 9th of January. For her security she is not being named. Her words are spoken by a translator. (Photo: Reuters)
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