Iranian protesters flood streets for Ayatollah's funeral

Tens of thousands of mourners joined the funeral procession for Iran’s most senior dissident cleric today.

Iranian protesters flood streets for Ayatollah's funeral
Mon, 21 Dec, 2009 - 10:19

Tens of thousands of mourners joined the funeral procession for Iran’s most senior dissident cleric today.

Foreign media were barred from covering events in the holy city of Qom for Grand Ayatollah Hossein Ali Montazeri, who died yesterday aged 87.

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