'My nightmare': Iranians recount crackdown under internet blackout

Blood stained the street after a person dressed in a full chador covering shot at a large crowd that had gathered in the north of Tehran on January 10, during anti-government protests sparked by economic strain that exploded in size and intensity on January 8. "I heard this pop pop... and I saw with my eyes three people collapsed at the same time," said 44-year-old Kiarash, who spoke to AFP by phone from Germany where he lives, after witnessing violent suppression of protests while visiting his native Iran.