Iranian tries to set fire to Khomeini's Tomb

Iranmania ^ | 10/14/03 | Iranmania

[Cyrus the Great]

TEHRAN, Oct 13, (AFP) -- A 52-year-old Iranian man tried last week to set fire to the tomb of Iran's late supreme leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini in southern Tehran, a newspaper reported

The man, who was not named, tried last Friday to set the tomb ablaze with petrol, said the daily Sharq, quoting Iran's semi-official labour news agency

"During initial questioning, he said he decided to take the action after a premonitory dream," it said.

The office of Seyed Hassan Khomeini, the ayatollah's grandson, which is responsible for the mausoleum, said the report was exaggerated. "It was not so dramatic and it did not take place," an official was quoted as saying.

The office of the mausoleum, itself contacted by AFP, declined to comment on the report and there was no sign Monday of an attempted arson at the site which is open to a constant stream of visitors.

[Cyrus the Great]

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[Cyrus the Great]

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[Pan_Yans Wife]

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[Brilliant]

What they need to do is forget about the symbolic gestures, and take up arms against the Ayatollas.

[Spruce]

Things are, ahem, 'heating up' in Iran.

[Mr. Lucky]

The world would be a better place had this gentleman performed the same act while the Ayatolla was in power.

[exit82]

LOL! You beat me to it--I was going to say that I had this thought around 1979, even though Khomeini was still alive!!!