bbc-news 5 months ago

Former Iran President Raisi's Burial Ceremony in Mashhad

Thousands have marched in Iran for the final day of funeral rites for President Ebrahim Raisi, who died in a helicopter crash.

Raisi, 63, died alongside his foreign minister and six others when their helicopter crashed in the country’s mountainous northwest while returning from a dam inauguration.


Raisi's coffin was flown to Mashhad in northeast Iran after a funeral procession was held for him in the eastern city of Birjand.


Despite huge crowds, not all Iranians supported the president and many celebrated his death on social media.

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