TEHRAN: Thousands marched in Iran today on the final day of funeral rites for president Ebrahim Raisi, who will be laid to rest in his hometown days after dying in a helicopter crash.
Raisi, 63, died on Sunday alongside his foreign minister and six others when their helicopter crashed in the country’s mountainous northwest while returning from a dam inauguration.Thousands of people, holding placards of Raisi and waving flags, marched in the eastern city of Birjand this morning to bid the president farewell.
Large photos of Raisi, black flags and Shi’ite symbols were erected throughout the streets of Iran’s second city, particularly around the Imam Reza shrine.Massive crowds had gathered for a funeral procession yesterday in the capital Tehran to pay their final respects to the president, whom officials and media dubbed a “martyr”.
Member countries of the European Union were among the absentees of the ceremony, while some non-member countries, including Belarus and Serbia had their representatives. “How do I find someone like him? I’m really worried about that,” said 31-year-old cleric Mohsen at yesterday’s funeral in Tehran.Raisi was elected president in 2021, succeeding the moderate Hassan Rouhani at a time when the economy was battered by US sanctions imposed over Iran’s nuclear activities.
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