Police open fire on mourners at hijab protest

Troops opened fire on protesters yesterday on the 49th day of unrest that has rocked Iran’s dictatorial regime. Video shared online from the protests raging across the country showed a young woman shot in the head by security forces in Isfahan and rioters setting fire to police kiosks and vehicles. Violence continued to flare last night around gatherings to commemorate the activists killed since protests began over the death of Mahsa Amini, 22, who was arrested for not wearing her Islamic headscarf properly. In Tehran, video showed a two-year-old child wounded by birdshot while youths took to the streets, chanting: ‘‘A thousand people are behind every slain protester.’’