Fugumble

News and Opinion from a Different Point of View
World News

Reuters: Iran Forces Clash With Protesters In Cities

user-pic

|

Tags: Hosein-Ali Montazeri, Iran, Middle East

Reuters is reporting that internal tensions are rising in Iran following the death Saturday of pro-reform cleric Grand Ayatollah Hossein Ali Montazeri at the age of 87 in the holy city of Qom.  As the ritual third day of mourning began on Wednesday for follower and supporters of the Grand Ayatollah, reports are leaking that Iranian security forces armed with batons and teargas attacked mourners in two central cities.

Read the whole article here.
Reblog this post [with Zemanta]

Leave a comment