TEHRAN – The State Security Council of Iran under the leadership of the Interior Ministry released a statement on Saturday putting the number of people killed in the recent riots at 200.

It classified those killed as defenders of security, people who fell victim to terrorist acts, innocent persons who were victims of false flag killings, innocent persons who lost their lives in the chaotic security situation, rioters, and armed anti-revolution elements aligned with separatist groups.

“Defenders of security” refers to security forces.

In the riots, which started after the September 16 death of Mahsa Amini, government, public and private properties suffered trillions of tomans in damages, it added.

The Interior Ministry is tasked to separately and precisely evaluate the damages and also specify plans to compensate for material and spiritual losses.