- Women and men carrying black chadors crowd Mashhad Avenue.
- Raisi posters and black flags raised within the streets of Mashhad.
- Raisi was buried within the Imam Reza Shrine days after the funeral ceremony.
Tehran: Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi was buried Thursday, on the finish of days of funeral ceremonies attended by crowds of mourners after his demise in a helicopter crash, state media reported.
A whole bunch of hundreds marched in his hometown of Mashhad to bid farewell to Raisi earlier than his burial, after processions within the cities of Tabriz, Qom, Tehran and Birjand.
The 63-year-old died on Sunday alongside his overseas minister and 6 others after their helicopter crashed within the mountainous northwestern area of the nation as they returned from the inauguration of a dam on the border with Azerbaijan.
As soon as the 5 days of public mourning, introduced on Monday, have handed, authorities, together with appearing President Mohamed Mokhber, will give attention to organizing elections to decide on a brand new president on June 28.
The women and men, carrying black chadors and carrying white flowers, gathered on the principle avenue in Mashhad, the Islamic Republic’s second-largest metropolis within the northeast the place Raisi was born.
Some raised banners praising Raisi, describing him as a “man of battle” as a big truck carrying his physique handed by way of the ocean of mourners.
A slogan was written on the highest of the truck, referring to Imam Reza: “I’ve come, O king, give me refuge.”
Raisi’s posters, black flags and symbols have been erected on the streets of Mashhad, particularly round Raisi’s remaining resting place – the Imam Reza Shrine, a significant shrine visited by tens of millions of pilgrims yearly.
Earlier, hundreds of individuals carrying photos of Raisi and waving flags lined the streets of Birjand, the capital of South East Khorasan Province, to mourn Raisi’s coffin.
Raisi represented South Khorasan within the Meeting of Specialists, a clerical physique accountable for deciding on or dismissing Iran’s supreme chief.
