Footage posted on social media shows flames and smoke billowing from the area around Tehran's Evin jail, which is known for holding political prisoners.
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"Roads leading to Evin prison have been closed to traffic. There are lots of ambulances here," said a witness contacted by Reuters. "Still we can hear gunshots." The activist website 1500tasvir shared video footage it said showed special forces on motorbikes heading for the prison. Siamak Namazi, an Iranian American imprisoned for nearly seven years on espionage-related charges rejected by Washington as baseless, returned to Evin on Wednesday after being granted a brief furlough, his lawyer said.
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