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Al Jazeera English - Middle East - 'Mousavi nephew' among Iran dead: "The nephew of Iranian opposition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi is reportedly among at least five people killed in continuing clashes between police and protesters.

An aide to the leader said that Seyyed Ali Mousavi died after being shot by the police, but the claim could not be independently verified as foreign media are barred by the authorities from covering street unrest.

Police confirmed that five people were killed in 'suspicious way' during clashes in the capital Tehran on Sunday, but denied that they were using live ammunition against the protesters.

'Specialists are trying to identify the suspect perpetrators of this incident,' a statement carried by the official IRNA news agency said.

Ahmad Reza Radan, Iran's deputy police chief, also said that 300 protesters had been arrested following the violence.

He also acknowledged that 'several people' had been killed in the unrest.

'One fell off a bridge, two died in car accidents and one was killed by a bullet,' Radan said.

Referring to the person shot dead, he said: 'As the police was not using firearms this [death] is suspicious and it is being investigated.'"

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