New Delhi, Jul 10: aMillions of mourners gathered in the northeastern Iranian city of Mashhad Friday as the funeral procession and burial of Iran’s late Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, brought six days of nationwide mourning to a close.
The funeral procession began at around 3:00 pm on Imam Reza Street and concluded late in the evening at the shrine of Imam Reza (AS), where funeral prayers were led by Khamenei’s eldest son, Hojjatoleslam Seyyed Mostafa Hosseini Khamenei.
The procession also honoured members of Khamenei’s family who were killed alongside him, reports IRNA news agency.
Huge crowds lined the procession route, surrounding the vehicle carrying the remains of the late leader and his family members. Mourners waved Iranian national flags and red flags symbolizing vengeance, while chants of “Death to America” and “Death to Israel” echoed through the streets.
Khamenei was buried at the shrine of Imam Reza (AS) following the final farewell ceremony. Images from Mashhad showed massive crowds filling the shrine complex and surrounding streets.
The Supreme Leader was assassinated on February 28 during the opening hours of US and Israeli strikes on Iran.
