Hard-line Basij demonstrates in front of The Interests Section of the Arab Republic of Egypt to support Gaza in Tehran
Members of the Basij, a hardline volunteer force established by revolutionary leader Ayatollah Khomeini, hold pictures of Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei (L) and Iran's late supreme leader Rohollah Khomeini as they light candles during a demonstration in front of The Interests Section of the Arab Republic of Egypt to support Gaza in Tehran, Iran on December 29, 2008. (UPI Photo/Mohammad Kheirkhah)
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