Ayatollah Montazeri dead at 87

Evan Hill | December 20, 2009 5:04 AM | 0 | recommend (0) |   |      
Hossein Ali Montazeri

BBC News reports that Ayatollah Hossein-Ali Montazeri, one of the Iranian regime's most prominent opponents, has passed away in his home. They don't report any foul play. Although this might on its face appear to put a dent in the opposition's momentum, the BBC notes that protesters will use Montazeri's funeral as an occasion to stage demonstrations.

Ayatollah Hossein-Ali Montazeri

Twitter user StopAhmadi posted this picture, supposedly of Montazeri laying in rest.

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