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Mourning Iran's Dissident Cleric
December 21, 2009 12:27 GMT
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An Iranian woman mourns next to the body of Grand Ayatollah Hossein Ali Montazeri at his house in the holy city of Qom.
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Many of the mourners began arriving in Qom on December 20, a day before his funeral.
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The funeral procession attracted tens of thousands of people from across Iran.
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Iranian opposition leader Mir Hossein Musavi (left) attends the procession, surrounded by security.
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The coffin of Montazeri, who was one of the highest Shi'ite authorities, passes through mourners.
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Many supporters of Iran's Green Movement attended the funeral, many of them chanting antigovernment slogans.
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Opposition activists and supporters of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei clash during the funeral.
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