Crowds of residents attended a farewell ceremony on May 21 held in the city of Tabriz for Iran's late President Ebrahim Raisi who died in a helicopter crash.
Tehran, Iran - May, 2024
Storyline:
Crowds of residents attended a farewell ceremony Tuesday held in the city of Tabriz for Iran's late President Ebrahim Raisi who died in a helicopter crash.
Iran's official news agency IRNA confirmed on Monday the deaths of President Raisi, Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, East Azarbaijan's Governor Malek Rahmati, senior Shia cleric Mohammad-Ali Ale-Hasehem, and others in the helicopter crash on Sunday in Varzaqan County in Iran's East Azarbaijan Province.
A funeral procession took place in Tabriz, a city near where the crash occurred in north-western Iran, carrying the caskets of the late President Raisi and others who died in the air crash.
Residents also expressed their deep admiration and great sorrow for the late President, maintaining a firm belief that Raisi's tragic death would not disrupt the development of the country.
The funeral and commemoration ceremonies for Raisi and his entourage were held on Wednesday in Tehran, the capital of Iran.
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Tabriz, Iran - May 21, 2024:
1. Residents attending farewell ceremony for Iran's late President Ebrahim Raisi, late Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, other helicopter crash victims;
2. SOUNDBITE (Farsi) Magsood Rahnoo, taxi driver (partially overlaid with shot 3):
"The government must continue to follow the path he created. Anyone replacing him must follow what he did. Whatever he did for the Iranian people, the next person must do the same."
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3. Various of residents at farewell ceremony; photo of Raisi;
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4. SOUNDBITE (Farsi) Omran Aghazi, businessman:
"He was, after all, the president of this country. We naturally have intense emotions and feelings toward our president, definitely."
5. SOUNDBITE (Farsi) Arya, university student (full name not given) (ending with shot 6):
"It will take some time until he is replaced and until the country starts functioning again. But I hope everything will go back to normal. They're always in our hearts, and we will remember them."
Tehran, Iran - May 22, 2024:
6. Various of photos of Raisi, traffic flows;
FILE: Tehran, Iran - Date Unknown:
7. Iranian national flag.
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