[Iran Press TV Latest] Informed sources have denied earlier reports that Mehdi Karroubi and Mir-Hossein Mousavi have fled Tehran amid security concerns. "Reports about the riot leaders' escape from Tehran are denied," Fars news agency reported late on Wednesday.
Earlier on Wednesday, IRNA reported that "two of those who played a major role in igniting tension in Iran following the (June presidential) vote fled from Tehran to northern Iran because they were scared of angry people who had called for their punishment," in an indirect reference to Karroubi and Mousavi.
The report claimed that the two opposition leaders were staying in a western region of Mazandaran Province in northern Iran.
People who took part in protests in Tehran on Wednesday to condemn tensions during Ashura mourning ceremonies on Sunday had signed a petition calling for a "strong reaction" to Karroubi and Mousavi.
Fars news agency reported that the petition will be handed to judicial officials on Thursday.