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| 'Clashes' at Iran cleric ceremony | 'Clashes' at Iran cleric ceremony |
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| Iranian security forces have clashed with crowds of opposition supporters in the city of Isfahan, according to opposition website reports. | Iranian security forces have clashed with crowds of opposition supporters in the city of Isfahan, according to opposition website reports. |
| Activists said police used tear gas and batons to disperse people gathering to commemorate Grand Ayatollah Hossein Ali Montazeri, who died at the weekend. | |
| The ayatollah was one of the country's most influential dissident figures. | The ayatollah was one of the country's most influential dissident figures. |
| On Monday, tens of thousands attended his funeral in the holy city of Qom - many shouting anti-government slogans. | On Monday, tens of thousands attended his funeral in the holy city of Qom - many shouting anti-government slogans. |
| The funeral saw reports of clashes between security forces and mourners - and more unrest was reported in Qom on Tuesday. | |
| Reformists say there has also been unrest in Najafabad - the ayatollah's home city - over the past two days. | |
| Demonstrations planned | |
| The Rahesabz website said crowds of opposition supporters gathered at a mosque in Isfahan for a memorial service for the ayatollah. | The Rahesabz website said crowds of opposition supporters gathered at a mosque in Isfahan for a memorial service for the ayatollah. |
| But hundreds of police and plain-clothes security officers were already there. | But hundreds of police and plain-clothes security officers were already there. |
| The website said many opposition supporters were injured and there were a number of arrests. | The website said many opposition supporters were injured and there were a number of arrests. |
| BBC Tehran correspondent Jon Leyne says the confrontations are all part of a build-up to a big series of demonstrations expected at the weekend. | BBC Tehran correspondent Jon Leyne says the confrontations are all part of a build-up to a big series of demonstrations expected at the weekend. |