BAGHDAD, April 8 (UPI) -- Iranian dissidents living in a guarded compound in northeastern Iraq said Friday security forces killed more than 10 people in a clash.
The government blamed the People's Mujahedin of Iran for the deaths, saying residents of Camp Ashraf began the confrontation by throwing stones, The New York Times reported. A spokesman said troops showed restraint and did not fire.
"Our reaction to them was very normal and does not violate the law," Ali Al-Dabbagh said.
The Kuwaiti news agency, KUNA, put the number of deaths at 30. The agency cited sources who said at least five Iraqi officers were killed and that some of the Iranian casualties were women.
The People's Mujahedin or Mujahedin-e-Khalq is classified as a terrorist group by the U.S. government. The group has supplied information about Iran's nuclear program.
