Clashes at funeral of Iran protest victim: TV

Clashes erupted between regime backers and "apparent" supporters of Iran's opposition

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Clashes at funeral of Iran protest victim: TV TEHRAN, Feb 16, 2011 (AFP) - Clashes erupted between regime backers and "apparent" supporters of Iran's opposition at a funeral in Tehran Wednesday of a person killed in anti-government protests, state television reported."Students and people participating in the funeral of martyr Sane'e Zhale in Tehran Fine Arts University are clashing with a few apparently from the sedition movement," the television website said.It said that regime backers by "chanting slogans of Death to Monafeghin forced them (opposition supporters) out of the scene."bur/bpzAFP

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