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Gerald
02-15-11, 01:04 PM
Inside Iranian Parliament as a group of conservative MPs called for the execution of Mir Hossein Mousavi and Mehdi Karroubi.

Members of Iran's parliament have called for opposition leaders Mir Hossein Mousavi and Mehdi Karroubi to be tried and executed.

State TV showed some 50 conservative MPs marching through parliament's main hall on Tuesday, chanting "Death to Mousavi, death to Karroubi".

Thousands of opposition supporters protested in Iran's capital on Monday.

An MP said two people were killed in violent clashes between protesters and security forces in central Tehran.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-12462491

Note: 15 February 2011 Last updated at 16:31 GMT