However , 5,000 protesters took to the streets , either in defiance or because they had missed hearing the declaration , and faced off with soldiers at Jaleh Square . After the firing of warning shots failed to disperse the crowd , troops fired directly into the mob , killing 64 , while General Oveissi claimed that 30 soldiers were killed by armed snipers in surrounding buildings . Additional clashes throughout the day , which would be called Black Friday by the opposition , brought the opposition death toll to 89
Black Friday
Black Friday (1978)
Iranian Revolution