World | Mir Hossein Mousavi Report: Mousavi's Nephew Dead in Iran Protests Opposition leader's kin died of wounds in fierce clashes: Aide By Newser Editors and Wire Services Posted Dec 27, 2009 9:42 AM CST Copied This photo, obtained by the AP outside Iran, shows an Iranian protester holding police batons after protesters clashed with police, during anti-government protests in Tehran, Sunday, Dec. 27, 2009. (AP Photo) The nephew of Iranian opposition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi has been killed in fighting between protesters and security forces, a close aide says. Ali Mousavi died of wounds in a hospital today, says the aide, who spoke on condition of anonymity because of fears of government reprisals. A reformist website, Parlemannews.ir, also says Mousavi's nephew was killed. Opposition websites and witnesses say security forces fired on anti-government protesters in the capital today, killing at least four people in the fiercest clashes in months. Read These Next One mystery is solved around chilling Holocaust photo. The Atlantic has a lengthy profile of RFK Jr. See the states with the highest utility bills. Black Friday at this California mall ended in gunfire, an evacuation. Report an error