RTXMCRS
31 Dec. 2003
Tehran, Iran
Iran's Oil Minister Bijan Zanganeh weeps in silence while attending a mourning ceremony in Tehran December 31 for the victims of the Bam earthquake that killed up to 50,000 people on Friday. Zanganeh, one of the country's most senior ministers, shed tears during a eulogy from a preacher, who talked about the loss of so many [children].