Iran rocked by night of protests despite internet blackout: videosListen to this articleThe protests were the biggest in Iran in years. (Photo: AFP)PARIS - Iranians staged their biggest protests yet of an almost two week movement sparked by anger over the rising cost of living, chanting slogans including "death to the dictator" and setting fire to official buildings, videos showed on Friday. Several videos said protesters had set fire to the entrance to the the regional branch of state television in the central city of Isfahan. Flames were also seen in the governor's building in Shazand, the capital of the Markazi province in central Iran after protesters gathered outside, other videos showed. He called for new protests later Friday "to make the crowd even larger so that the regime's repressive power becomes even weaker".

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