Past due Iranian President Ibrahim Raisi has been buried within the holy town of Mashhad. He used to be buried on Thursday (Would possibly 23), 4 days after he used to be killed in a helicopter crash. Hundreds of thousands of Iranians amassed within the town to bid him farewell. British information company Reuters reported this information.
Video aired on Iran’s state TV confirmed him buried within the golden-domed Imam Reza mausoleum, Iran’s holiest Islamic web page and respected through Shia Muslims. The shrine of Imam Reza used to be referred to as the resting position of Imam Ali al-Reza within the ninth century.
The burial rite used to be attended through Iranian govt and army officers in addition to spiritual figures.
Previous, closing rites have been held within the jap town of Birjand on Thursday morning.
Raisi’s frame used to be then dropped at the airport of Mashhad, the capital of East Azerbaijan. He used to be given a guard of honor there. He used to be then paid his closing respects through the folks of his the city in a motor procession. Individuals who got here to bid him farewell carried placards with Raisi’s photograph and Iranian flags. Right now, folks’s cries have been noticed round his frame.
Iran’s Excellent Chief Ayatollah Ali Khamenei led his funeral in Tehran on Wednesday. Previous, Khamenei introduced 5 days of mourning for the dying of Raisi and others. Raisi used to be thought to be Khamenei’s successor.
In the meantime, International Minister Hossein Amir Abdullahian used to be additionally buried at Shah Abdul-Azim’s mausoleum in Shahr-e town on Thursday.
Iranian officers and overseas dignitaries paid tribute to the past due diplomat at a rite in Tehran earlier than the burial.
President Raisi and International Minister Hossein Amir Abdullahian, along side different officers, have been killed when a helicopter crashed close to the border with East Azerbaijan on Sunday.
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