Huge crowds in Iran capital for president's funeral
Mourners hold posters of late Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi during a funeral ceremony for him and his companions who were killed in a helicopter crash at Mosalia mosque in Tehran, on May 21, 2024. PHOTO | AFP
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From Tehran, the bodies will be taken to Iran's second city of Mashhad, Raisi's hometown in the northeast, where he will be buried on Thursday evening after funeral rites at the Imam Reza shrine.
