Thursday, November 4, 2010

Iranians Celebrate The Anniversary Of The U.S. Embassy Hostage Crisis

Iranians rallied on Thursday to mark the 31st anniversary of the US embassy takeover some 30 years ago. Press TV

Iran Stages Mass Protest On Anniversary Of US Embassy Capture -- The Telegraph

Thousands of Iranians chanted “Death to America” as they staged a mass protest against the “Great Satan” to mark the 31st anniversary of the capture of the American embassy by Islamist students.

Waving Iranian flags and carrying anti-US banners alongside posters of Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the largely young crowd also shouted anti-Israel slogans.

Iran annually on November 4 marks the anniversary of the capture of the US embassy by Islamist students in Tehran in 1979, months after the Islamic revolution which toppled the US-backed shah.

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More News On Iran Remembering The U.S. Embassy Hostage Anniversary

Iran marks anniversary of U.S. Embassy crisis -- CNN
Thousands rally as Iran marks US embassy capture -- AFP
Iranian protesters bash US and Britain in rallies marking US Embassy takeover anniversary -- Canadian Press
Iran marks anniversary of U.S. embassy seizure -- Xinhuanet
'US embassy seizure milestone for Iran' -- Press TV (Iran)

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