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Funeral rites for Raisi to start Tuesday: Iran state media
4:24 CAT | 20 May 2024
FILE - This handout picture provided by the Iranian presidency shows Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi giving the annual address to the nation for Nowruz, the Persian New Year, in Tehran on March 20, 2024. [File photo: Iranian Presidency / AFP]
Funeral rites for Iran’s president Ebrahim Raisi and his entourage who died in a helicopter crash will start on Tuesday in the northwestern city of Tabriz, state media reported.
“The funeral ceremonies for the president and his companions will take place Tuesday at 9:30 am local time (0600 GMT) in Tabriz”, the official IRNA news agency said, adding that Raisi’s body will later be taken to Tehran.
Source: AFP
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