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The birthplace of Ayatollah Khomeini is said to have been set on fire during demonstrations. That reports, among other things, “Voice of America Farsi” on Twitter. Videos allegedly taken at the scene of the incident have been shared on social networks. The house has long been used as a museum and is located in Khomein in central Iran, about 330 kilometers from the capital Tehran.

Norwegian news service Visegard24 reported growing protests in Iran, which had also spread to Khomeini’s hometown. The former president of Iran led the 1979 revolution against the Shah’s regime and overthrew then-ruler Mohammad Reza Pahlavi.

Khomeini had spent many years in exile in Paris and ruled Iran for ten years until his death in 1989. He turned the country into an Islamic republic and introduced Sharia law as its legal basis. His portrait still hangs in public buildings.

At least 18 people were killed in protests

At least 18 people were killed in one day during nationwide protests in Iran. According to human rights groups, at least five protesters were killed by security forces in the northwest on Wednesday.

Both in the city of Bukan in West Azerbaijan province and in Sanandash, the capital of Kurdistan province, security forces used live ammunition against demonstrators.

In the central metropolis of Isfahan, unknown persons are said to have killed three members of the Basij militias, state media reported. However, according to eyewitnesses, most of the protests in the city were peaceful. In the southwest of the city of Iseh, unknown persons fired into a crowd with guns. The state news agency IRNA spoke of a “terrorist attack”.

However, eyewitnesses from the city denied the information provided by state media. Residents say security forces in Iseh opened fire on Wednesday, killing at least 10 people, including a child. As a result, the city in the province of Khusestan was without internet for almost a day.

At least 360 people have been killed in the protests so far, according to estimates by human rights activists. The US-based organization Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA) reported that the dead included 56 minors and 46 security forces. About 16,000 people were also arrested. The protests have covered more than 140 cities since they began.