Iran's supreme leader, militias pray for late president, other crash victims
Hundreds of thousands of people later followed a procession honoring the victims down Tehran's main boulevard
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Hundreds of thousands of people later followed a procession honoring the victims down Tehran's main boulevard
Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei led prayers for late president Ebrahim Raisi on Wednesday as huge crowds thronged the capital Tehran for his funeral procession.Flanked by top officials, Khamenei said prayers over the coffins of the eight dead from Sunday's helicopter crash, who also included foreign minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian.A sea of mourners filled the open space around Tehran university, where the prayers were held before the funeral procession moved on to Enghelab and Azadi squares.
Irans supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei led prayers for late president Ebrahim Raisi on Wednesday as huge crowds thronged the capital Tehran for his funeral procession
Egyptian and Azerbaijani representatives have arrived in Tehran, Iran, for the funeral service of President Ebrahim Raisi and his companions.
Iran's supreme leader presided over a funeral on Wednesday for the country's late president, foreign minister, and others who died in a helicopter crash. Tens of thousands followed the procession of their caskets through Tehran. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei led the service at Tehran University, with the caskets draped in Iranian flags and bearing their pictures.