Thousands injured in protests during Iranian festival of fire
The protesters would throw headscarves into the bonfires and would also burn pictures of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and chant "Freedom, freedom, freedom."
A woman jumps over a fire during the Chaharshanbeh Soori festival in Tehran March 17, 2009. People jump over fires during the festival to burn away the year's sins on the last Tuesday night before the new year(photo credit: REUTERS/RAHEB HOMAVANDI)ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
