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| Mousavi supporters join Beheshti commemorators |
| 2009-06-29 |
| [Iran Press TV Latest] Hundreds of Iranians have gathered in a mosque to commemorate the martyrdom of former chief justice Ayatollah Mohammad Beheshti. Supporters of defeated presidential candidate Mir-Hossein Mousavi also marched down Tehran's Shariati Street from north to south and silently gathered outside the Ghoba Mosque -- where the event was being held. Ayatollah Beheshti was killed in a terrorist attack on June 28, 1981, along with over 70 government and the Islamic Republic Party officials. The pro-Mousavi gathering was the first post-election demonstration in five days. Latest reports say that the demonstration ended peacefully on Sunday night. Opposition rallies were held almost on a daily basis, following the announcement of the election results, in which incumbent President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was declared the winner with almost two-thirds of the votes. However, once the Leader of the Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, called for an end to the street rallies, the protests drew down on scale and frequency. |
| Posted by:Fred |