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Protestors take to the streets while others celebrate in Iran following the country's presidential election that saw Mahmoud Ahmadinejad re-elected

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Protesters burn a car and attack a building of a pro-government militia base near a rally supporting leading opposition presidential candidate Mir-Hossein Mousavi in Tehran on Monday. Hundreds of thousands gathered in Azadi (Freedom) square in Tehran to support Mr. Mousavi, who claims there was election fraud in Friday's vote.Vahid Salemi

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Defeated presidential candidate Mir-Hossein Mousavi speaks with supporters during a rally in support of Mousavi in Tehran on Monday.STRINGER/IRAN/Reuters

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Iranian supporters of defeated presidential candidate Mir-Hossein Mousavi march in Tehran on Monday. Opposition supporters defied a ban to stage a mass rally in Tehran protesting President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's landslide election win, as Iran faced a growing international backlash over the validity of the election and the subsequent crackdown on opposition protests. In the background is a poster of Iran's supreme leader Ali Khamenei.OLIVIER LABAN-MATTEI

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Supporters of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (portrait) demonstrate on Monday outside the British embassy in Tehran against European interference in the Islamic republic's latest election results. EU foreign ministers expressed "serious concern" at Tehran's crackdown on opposition protesters and called for a probe into the conduct of the June 12 presidential election.ATTA KENARE

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An injured supporter of Mir Hossein Mousavi covers his bloodied face during riots in Tehran.OLIVIER LABAN-MATTEI/AFP/Getty Images

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Supporters of Mir Hossein Mousavi try to calm down fellow demonstrators as they clash with a riot policeman (in back) during riots in Tehran.OLIVIER LABAN-MATTEI/AFP/Getty Images

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Iranian riot police clear away the remains of burning debris as supporters of reformist candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi fought battles using stones and petrol bombs against police.Ben Curtis/The Associated Press

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Supporters of defeated Iranian presidential candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi burn a police motorcylce during a protest in Valiasr Street in Tehran.BEHROUZ MEHRI/AFP/Getty Images

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Protestors shout slogans as about 250 demonstrators turned out in The Hague, Netherlands, Sunday June 14, 2009, to protest the outcome of the presidential election in Iran.Bas Czerwinski/The Associated Press

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Supporters of defeated Iranian presidential candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi run past a burning bus in Tehran.OLIVIER LABAN-MATTEI/AFP/Getty Images

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Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad attends his first news conference in Tehran after the presidential election.Morteza Nikoubazl/Reuters

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Smoke billows from a burning bus as a supporter of defeated Iranian presidential candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi flashes the victory sign during a protest in Tehran.OLIVIER LABAN-MATTEI/AFP/Getty Images

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Iranian policemen patrol on the street in Tehran June 13, 2009. Thousands of people clashed with police on Saturday after the disputed election victory of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad sparked the biggest protests in Tehran since the 1979 Islamic revolution.Ahmed Jadallah/Reuters

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A Iranian riot-police officer sprays tear-gas at a supporter of Mir Hossein Mousavi attacking him with a police stick during riots in Tehran.OLIVIER LABAN-MATTEI

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Supporters of Iran's hardline President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad attend a massive rally to celebrate his victory in the presidential elections in Tehran's Valiasr square.OLIVIER LABAN-MATTEI/AFP/Getty Images

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Tens of thousands of supporters of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad gather in Vali Asr square for a rally attended by the president in Tehran.Ben Curtis/The Associated Press

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An Iranian supporter of defeated Iranian presidential candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi is beaten by government security members as fellow supports come to his aid.The Associated Press/The Associated Press

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Supporters of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad holds his picture and wave Iranian flags during a victory celebration in central Tehran.Caren Firouz/Reuters

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