Arak witness: forces fired directly; claims at least 247 killed

An eyewitness in Arak told Manoto that in the first days of protests security forces fired directly at protesters, that he saw 27 people shot and wounded, and that at least 247 people were killed in Arak, according to him. The figure is not independently verified; TIM records list far fewer names for Arak. Source: Manoto TV Telegram post.