Clashes erupt in Iran....

It's the anniversary of the fraudulent elections held last year...

What started out as a relatively calm and peaceful day turned into clashes between Iran's security forces and crowds of people gathering at major Tehran sites to mark the first anniversary of last year's turbulent presidential election.

The first clashes Saturday were reported at about 6 p.m. as uniformed riot police and plain-clothes security forces chased away growing crowds along the sidewalks of Tehran's Vali Asr Square, witnesses said.

Witnesses told CNN they saw several people struck by batons as they were running away. They said that at least three men were arrested, blindfolded, handcuffed and swept away by security officers on motorcycles.