AFP- Iran�s interior minister called on citizens to avoid �illegal gatherings� after two days of angry protests against an array of economic problems.





�We urge all those who receive these calls to protest not to participate in these illegal gatherings as they will create problems for themselves and other citizens,� said Abdolrahman Rahmani Fazli, according to the semi-official ISNA news agency.

�People who want to hold a rally must file a request and the interior ministry and the provincial governor�s office will review it,� he added.

Protests began in second city Mashhad on Thursday before spreading to several other cities into Friday.