Iranians protest outside French embassy after Charlie Hebdo cartoons

Dozens of protesters, most of them religious seminary students, gathered in front of the embassy in the center of Tehran and set fire to French flags, according to Agence France Presse journalists. "France, be ashamed!", the crowd chanted. Waving Iranian flags, they held pictures of Mr. Khamenei and signs reading "I will sacrifice my life for the leader", and "Shame on Charlie Hebdo". Similar protests were held in Iran's holy city of Qom, 128 kilometers south of Tehran, state television reported.