TEHRAN, Nov. 4 (UPI) -- Thousands gathered outside the former U.S. Embassy in Tehran and chanted slogans against Israel and the United States marking 31 years since the takeover.
IRNA, the Iranian state news agency, said students, teachers and politicians participated in the demonstration marking the Nov. 4, 1979, takeover of the embassy to protest U.S. involvement in Iran following the establishment of the Islamic Republic. Fifty-two U.S. citizens were held hostage for 444 days.