Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has led prayers over the bodies of President Ebrahim Raisi and his companions in Tehran as millions of people gathered to hold funeral procession.
Tehran-ISNA- The martyred lost their lives in a tragic helicopter crash in the northwestern province of East Azarbaijan.
The mass public received the coffins of the eight victims of the crash at the University of Tehran on Wednesday morning before Ayatollah Khamenei led prayers on the bodies.
Iranians attended a ceremony at Imam Khomeini Mosalla of Tehran as part of mourning ceremonies in the late hours of Tuesday to pay homage to President Raisi and his late associates.
The northwestern Iranian city of Tabriz and the holy city of Qom were on Tuesday morning and evening the scene of millions of people who had gathered to pay tribute to Raisi.
Leader of the Islamic Revolution said on Monday that he received the bitter news of the martyrdom of the popular, competent and hardworking president and his companions with great sorrow.
Ayatollah Khamenei noted that the tragic incident happened when Raisi and his team were making an attempt to serve the Iranian people.
