This photo, taken by an individual not employed by the Associated Press and obtained by the AP outside Iran shows Iranian protestors attending an anti-government protest in Tehran, Iran, Monday, Feb. 14, 2011. – Photo by AP

TEHRAN: 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.” – AFP

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