At 19:30 local time on Thursday, groups of paramilitary Bassij agents, working as part of the Revolutionary Guards Ashura Units, and plainclothes agents attacked Golshan Dormitory of the Politechnic University in Karim-Khan Street in Tehran in pursuit of a young demonstrator who had taken refugee there. In addition to breaking the door of the dormitory and arresting the young protestor, they beat others there and destroyed property belonging to the students.
Some 70 Bassij members on motorcycles and a large number of plainclothes agents arrested a number of students upon entering the dormitory.
When the students at the dormitory found out about the attack they started chanting ‘death to dictator’ and ‘God is great’ while fighting back the agents.
The suppressive forces who were clearly angered by the success of the July 9 uprising tried to take revenge by attacking students with batons and tear gas. In their attack, they did not spare even the internal security of the dormitory. They broke the windows and equipment in the study room, the prayers hall, bathrooms and many other rooms.
The students’ resistance drove out the suppressive forces but they took away a number of students to unknown locations. The students continued with their protests and chanted slogans till midnight.
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