An Iranian reformist website, Parlemannews, reported on Sunday that the nephew of Iran opposition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi was killed during protests in Tehran on Sunday.

"Today at noon, Seyed Ali Mousavi, the 35-year-old nephew of Mir Hossein Mousavi, was shot near his heart at Enghelab square and was martyred after being taken to Ebnesina hospital," Parlemannews said.

"At the moment, Mir Hossein Mousavi, the parents of the martyr of the Green Movement and some political figures are at hospital," said the website, which is run by the parliament's minority reformist faction which backs the opposition. 

-AFP/NOW Lebanon