Photos: Farewell to Ebrahim Raisi at Mehrabad Airport in Tehran

14:42, 21 May 2024
At least eight people, including President Raisi and the head of the Iranian foreign ministry, died as a result of the presidential helicopter crash on May 19. The crash was attributed to a technical malfunction. Media reports indicate that the helicopter went down due to poor weather conditions.
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The bodies of President Ebrahim Raisi, Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian, and other officials, who died in the recent helicopter crash, have been transported to the country's capital, Tehran, from the city of Tabriz.
A ceremony for the transfer of the bodies was held at the Mehrabad International Airport in the capital, and a general memorial prayer will take place in Tehran.
Raisi's funeral will be held on May 23 in his hometown of Mashhad in northeast Iran.
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The ceremony for the transfer of the bodies of those who died in Iranian President's Raisi helicopter crash.

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