Video of Karroubi at Fair

Here is some dramatic video of the attack on Karroubi at the Media Fair yesterday:



Also according to Mousavi's Facebook, this is what happened to Karroubi in his own words:


The attack on Mehdi Karroubi during his visit to the Media Fair on Oct 23rd in his own words: “On Friday I went to the Media Fair. On arrival large groups of people supported and welcomed me kindly. Then I went to the Exhibition Place and from there I was guided toward the booths to visit the fair and large numbers of people were kindly accompanying me though this path and I repeatedly asked them not to chant any slogans. Meanwhile a group of at most ten people (pro-Ahmadinejad hardliners) started chanting “Death to traitor” (calling Karroubi traitor) and when they insisted on chanting this slogan, the large number of people who were accompanying me in response started chanting slogans such as “death to dictator”, and all the witnesses can confirm that the number of people who were chanting against me was almost nothing compare to those who were chanting in support of me, while the number of people who were accompanying and supporting me was getting larger by minute. What was interesting was the peaceful nature of those who were supporting me and their calmness even when they were passing by some of the booths of the news agencies who are against reform (coup propaganda). However, as the slogans increased in order to prevent any tension that could have been taken advantage by some to use violence against people, I decided that it would be best to leave the exhibition and when I informed the authorities they escorted me from a special route and people could not accompany me anymore. After few minutes when it got less crowded, number of individuals whom their presences were certainly planned and as usual have no concerns regarding their actions, suddenly surrounded me and started chanting their usual slogans and took similar actions that they always do and some of them started throwing different objects including brochures [at me]. Karroubi’s son who was accompanying his father during his visit to Media Fair, by pointing out the injury to his father’s face said: “they were throwing brochures and handouts from upper floors that when hit him caused his turban to fall down and injured his face.” What is interesting is that the coup government’s propaganda has reported that the reason that Karroubi’s turban had fallen down was because he was going up the stairs!!!!