IRAN: Security tightened amid university exams

With post-election unrest continuing in Iran, thousands of police officers have been tasked with maintaining public security as students prepare to take university entrance exams, reports Press TV. Tehran's deputy chief of police, Hossein Sajedi-Nia, said more than 10,000 security officials would be kept on duty to tighten security and keep a sharp lookout for civil unrest until the end of university exams.

Sajedi-Nia explained that a security management plan had been devised to ensure and the students' safety. "Police escorted vehicles carrying questions to exam centres. There have been no reports of any irregularities in this regard," he said.

The university entrance exam is among the most important exams any student takes in Iran. It is a SAT-like test, and students receive admission to universities for higher education based on their results.
Full report on the Press TV site