Iran Worried about Police Violence against Protestors in Britain

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Ali Ahani expressed deep concerns about the brutal behavior of the British police towards protestors, and reiterated that David Cameron's government showed that it cannot tolerate its opponents.
"We have seen some footages (of violent behavior towards protestors in Britain) on TV, which are worrying," Ahani said in an interview with the Brazilian Folha de Sao Paulo newspaper, adding, "We urge Britain to act with equanimity."

He also reiterated that the brutal behavior towards protestors in London and other cities of Britain indicated that the British government "cannot provide a response to people's protests without using violence".

Unrest has rocked Britain on a scale unprecedented in 30 years following the police's killing of black male Mark Duggan in a shooting spree in the London suburb of Tottenham on August 4.

Tension erupted on August 6, when a few hundred people gathered outside a police station in Tottenham to protest the killing.

The protests then spread to major cities like Birmingham, Liverpool, and Bristol.

Despite London's claims about supporting freedom of expression and flow of information, Britain's Prime Minister threatened to block access to social networking websites following the outbreak of social unrests in the country, London in particular.

The British police have arrested a number of internet users as part of a broader clampdown on social networking sites under security excuses.