Iranian people bid last farewell to President Ebrahim Raisi
Dozens of citizens gathered in the Iranian city of Tabriz to escort, from the Martyrs' Square to the Mosalah Mosque, the body of the President, as well as that of the Foreign Minister Hosein Amir Abdolahian and the rest of those who were in the crashed helicopter. teleSUR
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00:00 Welcome to Tell Us Your English and join us as we go live to Iran where citizens are bidding
00:07 farewell in Mashhad to President Ibrahim Raisi.
00:10 Let's see.
00:13 We are looking at images from Iran and Mashhad as the ongoing celebrations.
00:20 They are paying homage to thousands and thousands of citizens, also international delegations.
00:29 They're joining now in Mashhad to bid farewell to President Ibrahim Raisi after the tragic
00:41 accident that occurred on Sunday where not only Raisi but also Foreign Minister Abdullah
00:49 Ya and other officers lost their lives in a helicopter accident.
00:57 And now this is one of the key stops in the funeral processions, in the funeral that have
01:10 been taking place over the last days and that will continue to take place in Iran.
01:20 Also during the past days we have witnessed as Iranians have gathered together, have taken
01:30 to the streets to pay homage to their deceased leaders, to their martyred comrades in different
01:39 parts of the country.
01:43 Iran has also received not only statements, official statements from different countries
01:51 in the world, from early Monday morning, late Sunday night already as soon as the tragic
02:02 news were released.
02:06 We were looking at live images from Iran and Mashhad as the citizens continue to bid farewell
02:13 to President Ibrahim Raisi.
02:15 We will continue giving more information on this topic, so stay with us.
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