Iranian protestors take part in a demonstration on a street in central Tehran, Iran, Oct. 3, 2012. Riot police arrest on Wednesday a number of protestors in the streets leading to Tehran's bazaar area. The protestors come as the Iranian currency value steeply depreciated against foreign currencies in the past days. (Xinhua/Stringer)

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Riot police deployed in central Tehran as currency market destabilized

TEHRAN, Oct. 3 (Xinhua) -- Riot police were deployed in the center of the Iranian capital Tehran on Wednesday after some currency exchangers and protesters "tried to incite unrest and disorder" as the country's currency market was destabilized recently.

Police clashed with illegal currency exchangers and protesters in Tehran's currency exchange district of Ferdowsi and detained several of them, a witness told Xinhua.  Full story