A hearing for Hamid Ostad, the head of Mashhad's Ansar-i Hizbullah pressure group, has been delayed, IRNA reported on 18 August. A little more than two weeks earlier Ostad and 20-30 members of his group stormed, as they beat their chests in the Shia display of mourning, Mashhad's Shahid Beheshti Sports Stadium in order to halt a performance by comedian Hamid-Reza Mahisefat (also known as Iran's Mr. Bean) and the Pichak Troupe. The attack resulted in millions of rials in damage and scared the families in attendance. Iran's second largest city, Mashhad is home to the shrine of ...

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