Angry coal miners attacked the armored SUV of Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Sunday after he visited the site of a deadly mine explosion. The miners, furious about the disaster which killed at least 35 miners Wednesday in the northern province of Goleston, kicked and beat the car with the president inside. It was an extraordinary and rare display of public anger ahead of a presidential election scheduled for May 19. Rouhani traveled to the Zemestanyourt mine to give a speech to the miners and their families. "In this country, the basis is Islam and the Koran," Khamenei told a gathering of educators, according to his website.

Source: Egypt Independent May 08, 2017 02:26 UTC