Iranian protesters set fire to the old home of former supreme leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini as protests over Mahsa Amini’s death have been raging in the country, entering their third month, media reported on Friday.
The home-turned-museum of the Islamic Republic’s founder in Khomein was set on fire using petrol bombs as per videos shared on social media. Slogans against Iran’s clerical leaders were also heard in the videos.
#BREAKING: This is #Khomein, birthplace of founder of Islamic Regime of #Iran, Dictator #Khomeini. Protesters burned the house of #Khomeini which had been turned into a museum by the terrorist regime 30 years ago. #MahsaAmini #مهسا_امینی pic.twitter.com/k7sDx40oFr
— Babak Taghvaee – The Crisis Watch (@BabakTaghvaee1) November 17, 2022
Another video from #Khomein, birthplace of Dictator #Khomeini. Protesters burned down house of Ruhollah Khomeini, the founder of #Iran‘s Islamic Regime in the city. Since 30 years ago, Khomeini’s house had been a museum in Khomein.#MahsaAmini #مهسا_امینی pic.twitter.com/bTXzCGpQJ6
— Babak Taghvaee – The Crisis Watch (@BabakTaghvaee1) November 17, 2022
“This year is the year of blood, (Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei) will be toppled,” protesters in Tehran can be heard saying in a video posted by 1500tasvir as fire can be seen behind the distinctive arches of the museum.
Protests raged in at least 23 cities of Iran on Thursday as the authorities scramble to control the demonstrations. Rights groups have said that over 300 people have been killed till now in the protests as reports suggest that the regime is planning to turn to more violent tactics to stem the demonstrations.
