![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/iran-protests-nine-year-old-boy-shot-dead-by-security-forces/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/127667102_mediaitem127667101.jpg&description=Image source, TwitterImage caption, Sources close to the family of Kian Pirfalak, nine, told the BBC he was shot dead by security forcesTwo boys were shot dead by security forces during anti-government protests in south-western Iran on Wednesday, sources close to their families say.State media reported that seven people were killed by gunmen on motorbikes in a "terrorist attack" in Izeh.But the sources told BBC Persian that security personnel fired the live rounds that killed Kian Pirfalak, nine, and Sepehr Maghsoudi, 14.At least 13 people were said to have been killed elsewhere on Wednesday.There has been a wave of street demonstrations and strikes in major cities since Tuesday in response to calls to commemorate those killed in the bloody crackdown on the November 2019 protests over fuel price rises. The current protests against clerical rule were sparked by the death in custody three months ago of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old woman who was detained by morality police for allegedly breaking the strict rules on hijabs.At least 362 protesters, including 56 children, have been killed and 16,000 arrested as security forces have struggled to suppress what Iran's leaders have portrayed as "riots", according to the Iranian Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA). It has also reported the deaths of 46 security personnel.State news agency Irna said two gunmen riding motorbikes targeted protesters and security personnel at the central market in Izeh at around 17:30 local time (14:00 GMT) on Wednesday. Seven people were killed, including a nine-year-old child and a woman, while three police officers and two members of the paramilitary Basij Resistance Force were among the wounded, it added.Irna also posted a video that it said showed the "terrorist attack". In the night-time footage, gunshots can be heard as a motorbike drives past pedestrians.However, the state media reports were rejected by opposition activists and sources close to two of the victims' families.Kian was sh){kind=link}
Two boys were shot dead by security forces during anti-government protests in south-western Iran on Wednesday, sources close to their families say.
State media reported that seven people were killed by gunmen on motorbikes in a “terrorist attack” in Izeh.
But the sources told BBC Persian that security personnel fired the live rounds that killed Kian Pirfalak, nine, and Sepehr Maghsoudi, 14.
At least 13 people were said to have been killed elsewhere on Wednesday.
There has been a wave of street demonstrations and strikes in major cities since Tuesday in response to calls to commemorate those killed in the bloody crackdown on the November 2019 protests over fuel price rises.