Iranian dissident cleric Montazeri dies (AP)

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The body of Grand Ayatollah Hossein Ali Montazeri, Iran's most-senior dissident cleric, lies in foreground, as unidentified relatives and friends mourn at his home, in the city of Qom, 78 miles (125 kilometers) south of Tehran, Iran, Sunday, Dec. 20, 2009. Montazeri, who was seen as the spiritual father of Iran's reform movement, died aged 87 on Sunday. (AP Photo) EDITORS NOTE AS A RESULT OF AN OFFICIAL IRANIAN GOVERNMENT BAN ON FOREIGN MEDIA COVERING SOME EVENTS IN IRAN, THE AP WAS PREVENTED FROM INDEPENDENT ACCESS TO THIS EVENTAP – Iran’s most senior dissident cleric, Grand Ayatollah Hossein Ali Montazeri, who emerged as the spiritual father of its reform movement, died on Sunday. He was 87.


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