Iranian students commemorate U.S. embassy seizure

TEHRAN,Nov.5(MNA)--Students across the country took to the streets on Friday to commemorate the anniversary of the seizure of the U.S. embassy in Tehran in 1979. In Tehran, students converged on Taleqani Street where the former U.S. embassy is located and chanted slogans: “Down with USA” and “Down with Israel.” The students also expressed support for the popular uprisings in the Arab world and carried placards showing their solidarity with the Occupy Wall Street protestors. Some placards, written in English, read: “Wall Street = War Street”. At the end of the event in Tehran, the demonstrators issued a statement criticizing U.S. policies.