Banned by Iran, the BBC's Jon Lyne's long distance report

| Category: Iran

montazeri_funeral_afp_466.jpgHuge crowds have turned out in the Iranian city of Qom for the funeral of Grand Ayatollah Hoseyn Ali Montazeri, one of Iran's most respected opposition leaders, who died at the weekend aged 87.

There are reports of clashes at the end of the ceremony. Banned from Iran, the BBC's Iran correspondent Jon Leyne has more:



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