Iranian police disperse crowd gathered at collapsed building

Iranian vice-president Mohammad Mokhber visits the site of a tower at under construction 10-storey Metropol Building (Iranian Senior Vice-President Office via AP)

Iranian police have used tear gas and fired guns in the air to disperse people gathered near the site of a collapsed 10-storey building where 29 people died, according to reports.

Iran’s semi-official Fars news agency said people insisted on entering the site in the south-western city of Abadan on Friday night, and the gathering turned into a riot.