Protesters in Iran. File photoMOSCOW, Oct 2 Two members of the Basij military militia (part of the elite military formations of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps) died as a result of protests and riots in Iran's Qom province and in the city of Qeshm, located in the south country, reports Tasnim. «Mehdi Zahedlui, one of the employees of the Basij in the province of Qom, who was attacked by the rioters, died today in the hospital. Also, the mayor of the city of Qeshm announced the death of another employee — Mujtab Amiri Domari — of this city,» — the message says.The Iranian authorities will respond to the protests and riots with a mass demonstration. On September 13, Amini was detained in Tehran by the vice police and sent to one of the Faraj centers belonging to the police department and military intelligence for an explanatory conversation. In this center, the girl had a heart attack, after which she was immediately taken to the hospital. Three days later, on September 16, she died. Residents blamed the vice police for Mahsa's death. People in different cities of the country began to gather on the streets to protest. Videos were published on social networks in which girls cut off their hair and burn the «hijab» or «Rusari» headscarf (which must necessarily cover the head of an Iranian woman). As a result, protests and riots were continuously held in a number of large cities of Iran . According to the latest reports, four members of the Basij militia were killed during them, and another 180 were stabbed. According to unofficial local media reports, 41 people were killed and about 100 people were injured. Videos of police being brutally treated and beaten by protesters were posted on social media. In addition, people staged robberies and pogroms on the streets of cities, causing damage to public and state infrastructure. So, for example, in the first days of the protests, more than 60 ambulances were smashed. In response, the Iranian authorities held large-scale demonstrations in support of the state system and the regime of the country. According to the statements of the Iranian authorities, the unrest in the country was directed from abroad. In this regard, on Monday, the ambassadors of Great Britain and Norway were summoned to the Iranian Foreign Ministry, and on Thursday, the charge d'affaires of France in Iran. A note of protest was handed by a European diplomat in connection with the propaganda of subversive, anti-Iranian messages in their media, as well as calls for the overthrow of power in Iran. US imposes sanctions on Iran's vice police for violating women's rights
