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Source: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090622/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_iran_election_381
Iran's Revolutionary Guard Threatens Protesters
[AP] Jim Heintz - Iran's most powerful security force, the Revolutionary Guard, threatened Monday to crush any further opposition protests over the disputed presidential election. In a statement on its Web site, the Guard warned protesters to be prepared for a "revolutionary confrontation" if they continue their near-daily rallies. At least 17 protesters have been killed, according to an official Iranian toll. The Guard statement ordered demonstrators to "end the sabotage and rioting activities" and said their resistance is a "conspiracy" against Iran. Opposition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi vowed Sunday to keep up the protests. "The country belongs to you," he told supporters. "Protesting lies and fraud is your right."