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Mourners attend the funeral ceremony of Iranian Grand Ayatollah Hossein Ali Montazeri, the spiritual father of Iran's reform movement, his body in a casket at left, in the city of Qom, Iran, 21 Dec 2009
Iran Opposition: Huge Turnout for Cleric's Funeral
Mourners came from across Iran to the holy city of Qom to attend the burial of Ayatollah Montazeri.
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