Iranians demonstrate against US attacks on Iraqi holy cities

Tens of thousands of Iranians poured into streets in Tehran on Wednesday to parade against the attacks on Iraqi Shiite holy cities by the US-led coalition forces, which they regard as a profanation.

The parading groups shouted anti-US and anti-Britain slogans, aswell as burning national flags of the United States, Britain and Israel and converging into Central Revolution Square of Tehran.

The Iranian authority and religious leaders have been calling for such demonstrations in Tehran and other major cities since the US-led coalition forces launched attacks on the Iraqi holy cities of Najaf and Karbala.

Attacks on Iraqi holy cities have touched off a storm of condemnation among top Iranian officials. Student groups staged protest rally in front of British Embassy in Tehran.

Iran, as a Shiite-dominated Islamic country, has been keeping a close eye on the turbulence in the Iraqi Shiite holy cities.

Source: Xinhua