Mourning ceremony due to be held in Tehran (on Thursday June 25)

[Turborama]

Source: AFP

A mourning ceremony for slain protesters called by a defeated Iranian presidential candidate was expected to be held in Tehran Thursday, a day after riot police blocked demonstrators from gathering.

Iran's supreme leader meanwhile warned he would not back down in the face of unrest following the disputed vote.

Mehdi Karroubi has called for the ceremony while opposition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi, who was also defeated in the poll, has urged supporters to keep demonstrating but to use "self-restraint" to avoid further bloodshed.

The Revolutionary Guards, the elite force set up to protect the Islamic republic, has warned of a "decisive and revolutionary" riposte to any further protests.

Read more: http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_world/view/438381/1/.html

[mwooldri]

1. Mourning called off...

http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_world/view/438417/1/.html

though I heard it on BBC World Service first, but bbc news website doesn't report this yet.

[IndianaGreen]

2. That's what BBC World News is reporting now. It has been cancelled!

Watching the once a day live report from Tehran on BBC now.