In the city of Tabriz in Iran, a farewell ceremony was held with the dead of the Islamic Republic of Islamic, Ebrahim Raisi, the head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Hosein Amir Abdollahiyan, Imam Tabriza Muhammad Ali Al-Hamema and the Governor of the province of East Azerbaijan Malik Rakhmet.
On the frames from the city it can be seen that a truck with coffins decorated with flowers and flag of Iran is traveling along Tabriza Street, a huge number of local residents gathered around.
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The car, accompanied by tens of thousands of people, civilian and military officials, drove from Shueda Square to Musall Square.
Farewell to the dead will take place in several stages. On Tuesday, May 21, the bodies will be transferred to the city of Kum, a sacred for the Shiites. On Wednesday, the mass farewell ceremony is planned in Tehran, the capital of Iran.
The funeral of President Iran Ebrahim Raisi will be held on May 23 in the Sacred Schiite of the city of Mashhead in the north-east of Iran
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisisi and Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahiyan died as a result of a helicopter crash on Sunday, May 19
On board were also the Governor of the Province of East Azerbaijan Malik Rahmati, the imam of Tabriz Ayatollah Muhammad Ali al-Khash, as well as two high-ranking officials from the Corps of the Iranian Revolution (KSIR) and three crew members. There are no survivors.
The wreckage of the helicopter was discovered after 15 hours of search and rescue operations.
The Supreme Leader of Iran Ayatollah Ali Khamenei declared a five -day mourning in the country. Several more countries joined the mourning, including Turkey.
“decided to declare one-day national mourning to share the pain of the Iranian people,” said Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.