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TEHRAN, Iran (AP) The news agency Agence France Presse says one of its journalists has been detained by Iranian security forces.

The AFP's acting bureau chief in Tehran says Iranian reporter Farhad Pouladi was taken into custody Wednesday as he headed to cover a state-sanctioned rally to mark the 30th anniversary of the U.S. Embassy takeover. Anti-government protesters also clashed with police in counter marchers.

The acting bureau chief, Jay Deshmukh, says the reporter's whereabouts were not known Thursday.

Iran has imposed wide-ranging restrictions on media that include bans on firsthand reporting of street demonstrations and other events not authorized by authorities.

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