A demonstrator was shot dead during protests against water shortages in drought-hit Khuzestan in southwestern Iran, state media reported Saturday, with an official blaming the death on "opportunists and rioters".

One shot dead in Iran water shortage protests: State media

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One shot dead in Iran water shortage protests: State media