Ibrahim Raisi Funeral Procession: Thousands of people attended the funeral of Iran’s late President Ibrahim Raisi on Tuesday. Iran’s President and Foreign Minister along with 7 others were killed in a helicopter crash near the Azerbaijan border on Sunday. There is a wave of mourning across Iran after the death of the Iranian President. Thousands of people attended the funeral wearing black clothes. There was sadness on people’s faces. Iran’s guards equipped with modern weapons were monitoring the crowd. Iranian officials gave speeches and mourning music was played during the last farewell of their leader.
Ibrahim Raisi was returning from Azerbaijan on Sunday in an American-made Bell 212 helicopter with 8 people. Meanwhile, the helicopter crashed in the hilly area. Due to fog and storm, the rescue team could reach the accident site on Monday. In this accident, all 9 people aboard the helicopter including the President and the Foreign Minister were killed. People were seen carrying Iranian flags and Raisi’s photographs at the funeral procession on Tuesday morning. Some people were also carrying the flag of Palestine, which shows that Iran is a supporter of Palestine.
Iran lost a powerful leader
In the last journey, the coffins of President Raisi, Foreign Minister and other officials were kept on a truck. The coffins were decorated with white flowers. Wherever the truck was passing, people were touching the coffin. News agency AP reported that Tehran resident Amiri Hasti said, ‘Ever since we heard about the helicopter crash, we were very worried, we were only thinking what is happening with Iran. We were devastated after the news of the death came. Another person said that we have lost a powerful leader.
A sea of people in mourning floods the streets in Iran as President Raisi’s funeral procession begins pic.twitter.com/Ee3ChFrWWL
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All government offices and shops remained closed on Tuesday during Raisi’s last journey. Apart from this, state mourning was declared in India also on the death of Iranian President. The Iranian President will be buried in his hometown Mashhad on Thursday. It is being told that after the accident the helicopter has broken into three parts. The front part of the helicopter is completely burnt. The place where the accident took place is a steeply sloping hill. There is no permission to go to the incident site due to investigation.
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