Crowds turn Iran funeral into anti-government protest

Tens of thousands of mourners turned the funeral of Iran’s leading dissident cleric into an anti-government protest today.

Tens of thousands of mourners turned the funeral of Iran’s leading dissident cleric into an anti-government protest today.

As the crowds chanted“death to the dictator” security forces clamped down in the holy city of Qom where massive crowds streamed in for the funeral rites.

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