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Jump To Comment: 1 2Yassamine mentioned Grand Ayatollah Hoseyn Ali Montazeri in her article and his declaration that the elections were fraudulent. His funeral is expected to be a show of force for opposition forces.
Crowds of mourners are gathering in the Iranian city of Qom following the death of leading reformist cleric Grand Ayatollah Hoseyn Ali Montazeri at 87.
Some pro-reform websites say thousands of people are travelling to the city ahead of Monday's funeral. Other unverified reports say opposition supporters are also gathering in some squares in Tehran, fuelling government concern of increased political tension.
Iran faced serious unrest after its disputed presidential election in June. Grand Ayatollah Montazeri, one of Shia Islam's most respected figures and a leading critic of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, himself said in August that the turmoil following the election "could lead to the fall of the regime". He said Iran's clerical leadership was a dictatorship and issued a fatwa condemning the government after the election.
Reports of what is happening at Grand Ayatollah Hoseyn Ali Montazeris funeral in Qom and in his hometown of
Iranian reformists have clashed with police after the funeral of a dissident cleric, opposition websites say. Earlier, tens of thousands took part in a procession for Grand Ayatollah Hoseyn Ali Montazeri in the holy city of Qom. Clashes reportedly broke out, but the scale of the confrontation is not clear, says a BBC correspondent. Leading up to the funeral, buses carrying mourners were stopped and some passengers reportedly arrested.
Another site, Rahesabz.net, said some members of the hardline pro-government faction Ansar Hezbollah tried to stop chanting in the crowd, but left "after clashing with some people".
Other video showed thousands of mourners marching in Montazeri's hometown of Najafabad, near the central city of Isfahan. They beat their chests and chanted: "Oppressed Montazeri, you are with God now."