Tens of thousands of people attend the funeral of dissident Iranian cleric, Grand Ayatollah Hossein Ali Monta-zeri

In Iran, tens of thousands of people have turned out for the burial of the Grand Ayatollah Hossein Ali Monta-zeri. Reformist Iranian websites say demonstrators and security forces clashed at the funeral of the dissident cleric who died on Saturday. Reports say police used teargas and fired warning shots at the crowd in the city of Qom. International media were banned from travelling to the city. So our information on the protests comes from unconfirmed internet sources.