Burned Ayatollah photo sparks new Iranian protests

Iranian Police surrounded the campus of Tehran University today, trapping hundreds of students protesting what they said were fabricated government images showing the burning of a photo of the revered founder of the Islamic republic.

State television has repeatedly shown images, ostensibly taken during opposition protests on December 7, of unidentified hands burning the picture of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini – a grave and illegal insult against a man who remains widely respected in the country.