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Iranians Protest At Funeral For Child Killed In Shooting

Kian Pirfalak was shot dead after his family's vehicle was stopped near an ongoing protest.
Kian Pirfalak was shot dead after his family's vehicle was stopped near an ongoing protest.

An anti-government protest erupted at the funeral of a 9-year-old Iranian boy whose mother blames security forces for shooting him dead after their family vehicle was stopped near an ongoing protest. User-generated videos showed hundreds of people gathered at Kian Pirfalak's funeral on November 18 in the southwestern city of Izeh, where his mother read out an adaptation of a famous children's poem to criticize Iran's leadership. To see the original AP story, click here.

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