An ABC reporter in Dubai said she was told that Neda Soltani was rapidly buried by government order to forestall a funeral rally.

Neda means “voice” in Farsi and her death image has become a symbol of the the green revoluotion.

In the holy city of Qom, turmoil was reported among the ruling clerics.

There were reports that some dissident clerics were trying to replace the supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was appointed by the council of clerics and can be replaced by a majority vote.