AP Was There: Millions of mourners attended funeral of Iran’s Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini

EDITOR’S NOTE: On June 6, 1989, millions of Iranians turned out in the streets to bury Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, who led the 1979 Islamic Revolution. The situation quickly got out of control. Those in the crowd beat their chests rhythmically in the intense summer heat, the wails of women cutting...

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