Thousands Bid Farewell To Iran's Raisi Ahead Of Burial
Thousands marched in Iran on Thursday on the final day of funeral rites for president Ebrahim Raisi, who will be laid to rest in his hometown days af
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Thousands marched in Iran on Thursday on the final day of funeral rites for president Ebrahim Raisi, who will be laid to rest in his hometown days af
Iran's late President Ebrahim Raisi is set to be buried in the holy city of Mashhad on Thursday, four days after he was killed in a helicopter crash along with foreign minister Hossein Amirabdollahian and six other people.
Iran on Thursday prepared to inter its late president at the holiest site for Shiite Muslims in the Islamic Republic, a final sign of respect for a protege of Iran's supreme leader killed in a helicopter crash earlier this week.
The president, who died in a helicopter crash, will be buried at a shrine in the northeastern city of Mashhad, his hometown.
President Ebrahim Raisi and seven members of his entourage, including foreign minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, were killed in a helicopter crash on a fog-shrouded mountainside in Iran on May 19. The images capture scenes of thousands of Iranians bidding farewell to Raisi. The photographs depict throngs of people gathered in the streets, waving flags and banners adorned with Raisi's image