Iranians Burn U.S. Flags to Mark Embassy Seizure

(AFP) Farhad Pouladi - Thousands of Iranians chanting "Death to America" burned U.S. flags on Friday to mark the 33rd anniversary of the seizure of the U.S. embassy in Tehran. "The U.S. is the most hated among all nations," said the commander of Iran's Basij militia, Brig.-Gen. Mohammad Reza Naghdi. The demonstrators also chanted anti-British and anti-Israeli slogans, and burned Israeli flags.


2012-11-05 00:00:00

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