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Mourners attend the funeral of Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi at Azadi square in Tehran, Iran, May 22, 2024.[AFP]
Thousands marched in Iran on Thursday on the final day of funeral rites for president Ebrahim Raisi, who will be laid to rest in his hometown days after dying in a helicopter crash.
Raisi, 63, died on Sunday alongside his foreign minister and six others when their helicopter crashed in the country's mountainous northwest while returning from a dam inauguration.
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