Iranian Police, Mourners Clash at Cleric's Funeral

(Bloomberg) Ali Sheikholeslami - "Montazeri will be more powerful now that he is dead," said Ali Ansari, director of the Institute for Iranian Studies at the University of St. Andrews, Scotland. The government warned newspapers about the coverage of Montazeri's death, the BBC said. State media changed their reports on Montazeri's death several times, omitting his title of ayatollah, which is given to senior clerics.


2009-12-22 07:54:34

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