Iran president Ebrahim Raisi buried after helicopter crash

The coffin of late Iranian president Ebrahim Raisi is seen during a funeral procession in the eastern city of Birjand TEHRAN: Iranian president Ebrahim Raisi was laid to rest on Thursday , concluding days of funeral rites attended by throngs of mourners after his

Some held aloft placards paying tribute to Raisi as the"man of the battlefield" as a large truck carrying his body drove through the sea of mourners. Earlier thousands of people holding images of Raisi and waving flags lined the streets of Birjand, capital of the eastern province of South Khorasan, for the procession of Raisi's coffin.

Iran's conservative newspapers carried large front-page pictures of the gathering on Thursday, hailing the ceremonies as an"epic farewell" and saying Raisi would forever remain"In the hearts of the people".Tunisian President Kais Saied and Qatari Emir Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani attended an afternoon ceremony for Raisi on Wednesday in which around 60 countries took part, according to the official news agency IRNA.

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