An Iranian lawmaker said Monday that 230 people were killed in November's anti-government protests in Iran, the official news agency reported.
This is the first time a prominent Iranian lawmaker has given a death toll figure for November's protests.
IRNA quoted lawmaker Mojtaba Zolnouri, the head of the influential parliamentary committee for national security and foreign policy as saying, "The incidents saw 230 killed."
Zolnouri said about one fifth of those killed were members of the security forces. He said about one quarter of those killed were passers by not involved in the protests, some of whom were shot in the head or chest from close distances. He said 22% of those killed in the unrest had criminal records.