Ebrahim Raisi: Iran burying late president at shrine in Mashhad
Large crowds watch Ebrahim Raisi being laid to rest, days after he was killed in a helicopter crash.
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Large crowds watch Ebrahim Raisi being laid to rest, days after he was killed in a helicopter crash.
Tehran, May 23 (Prensa Latina) A huge crowd attended the funeral procession in Birjand, eastern Iran, on Thursday to pay last respects to President Ebrahim Raisi, who was killed in a helicopter crash on May 19.
Thousands gathered in black as Iran begins to bury its president, foreign minister and others killed in a helicopter crash on Sunday.
Following a funeral procession held this morning in the eastern city of Birjand, where thousands of people paid their respects as Raisi's remains were taken through the streets in a motorcade, his coffin was flown to Mashhad in northeastern Iran
Thousands gathered in black as Iran begins to bury its president, foreign minister and others killed in a helicopter crash on Sunday.