Religious authorities around the world limit contact and close places of worship Coronavirus - latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Iranian police have dispersed crowds who forced their way into two popular shrines soon after they were closed because of the threat from the coronavirus outbreak. Shia Muslims entered the Imam Reza shrine in Mashhad and the Fatima Masumeh shrine in Qom on Monday night, protesting at the closures announced earlier in the day on Iranian state television.
Iranian police disperse crowds from shrines after Covid-19 closures
The Guardian - 17 Mar 2020 18:08
Religious authorities around the world limit contact and close places of worship Coronavirus - latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Iranian police have dispersed crowds who forced their way into two popular shrines soon after they were closed because of the threat from the coronavirus outbreak. Shia Muslims entered the Imam Reza shrine in Mashhad and the Fatima Masumeh shrine in Qom on Monday night, protesting at the closures announced earlier in the day on Iranian state television.
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