Huge number of Iranians attend funeral of President Ebrahim Raisi in Tehran

TEHRAN, May 22 (YPA) – A huge number of Iranians flocked to the University of Tehran on Wednesday, to  attend the funeral of President Ebrahim Raisi and members of the accompanying delegation,  who passed away in a helicopter crash on May 19.

 According to Tasnim News Agency, the funeral procession of President Raisi and seven others killed in the tragic crash began in capital Tehran on Wednesday morning.

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei is going to perform the ritual Salat al-Mayyit (prayer for the deceased) at the funeral service.

 A funeral procession will also be held tomorrow morning, Thursday, in South Khorasan, and the burial ceremony for Raisi will take place this evening at the shrine of Imam Reza.

E.M