US EditionReport: Medical Scans Reveal Iranian Protesters Shot With Live Ammo
- In early January, more than 75 X‑rays and CT scans from a single hospital in a major Iranian city documented gunshot and pellet wounds during the early‑January crackdown, the Guardian and Factnameh found.
- Iran's early‑January crackdown involved security forces who reportedly used live ammunition; the scans document injuries from protests across Iran, including Tehran, amid the regime's nationwide unrest.
- Medical reviewers documented catastrophic damage including bullets embedded in the brain and neck, shattered bones, and extensive chest trauma; two ballistics specialists identified full metal jacket bullets likely fired from assault rifles such as the AK‑47.
- The published findings have drawn international concern about Iran's response as the Guardian and Factnameh documented widespread gunshot wounds amid communication blackouts.
- Medical reviewers said the pattern of severe face, chest and genital wounds was more consistent with deliberate targeted fire than accidental injury, echoing patterns seen in the 2022 'Women, life, freedom' protests, and the scans likely undercount casualties.
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‘Deliberate targeting of vital body parts’: X-rays taken after Iran protests expose extent of catastrophic injuries
Exclusive: Expert analysis of images from one hospital suggests severe trauma to the face, chest and genitals was caused by metal birdshot and high-calibre bullets
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