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| Iranian opposition supporters are staging a mass rally in northern Tehran, witnesses have told the BBC. | Iranian opposition supporters are staging a mass rally in northern Tehran, witnesses have told the BBC. |
| It comes despite presidential candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi urging supporters not to risk clashes with demonstrators backing President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. | It comes despite presidential candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi urging supporters not to risk clashes with demonstrators backing President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. |
| Hundreds of thousands turned up on Monday alleging fraud in the poll which returned Mr Ahmadinejad to office. | Hundreds of thousands turned up on Monday alleging fraud in the poll which returned Mr Ahmadinejad to office. |
| Tough new restrictions on the foreign media mean the BBC is unable to confirm reports of Tuesday's opposition rally. | Tough new restrictions on the foreign media mean the BBC is unable to confirm reports of Tuesday's opposition rally. |
| The new restrictions have been imposed amid apparent surprise and concern among authorities at the scale of popular defiance over Friday's official election results. | |
| Correspondents say crowds the size of those at Monday's opposition rally have not been seen in Tehran since the 1979 revolution. | |
| An eyewitness told the BBC Tuesday's rally was even bigger than Monday's - though this cannot be independently confirmed. | |
| It is being held in northern Tehran - an opposition stronghold. | |
| Thousands of supporters of President Ahmadinejad staged their own rally in Vali Asr Square in central Tehran - some busses in from the provinces, correspondents say. | |
| The latest opposition rally comes despite a Mousavi spokesman urging supporters not to take part in another demonstration on Tuesday, amid fears of new violence. | |
| Hospital officials say eight people died in violence which erupted at the end of rally - which authorities blamed on "thugs". |