Supporters of a senior cleric who has challenged Iran's system of clerical rule have clashed with police during a protest outside the cleric's house, Iranian media reported on Sunday.
Police used teargas to disperse the crowd, which was estimated at 200 people or more, who had gathered on Saturday outside the home in southern Tehran of Ayatollah Mohammad Kazemeini Boroujerdi, newspapers reported.
Etemad-e Melli daily said protesters formed a cordon around the house to call for the release of Boroujerdi's followers who they said had been detained. Some newspapers said the crowd feared Boroujerdi might himself be arrested.
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