The funeral ceremony of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, who died in a helicopter accident, has begun in Mashhad.

Axar.az reports that the Iranian press has published information about this.

According to information, Raisi's coffin was taken to Mashhad after the farewell ceremony held in Birjand, South Khorasan province.

According to the information given by the IRNA agency with reference to the mayor of Mashhad, about 3 million people gathered on the streets of the city.

It should be noted that Iranian President Ibrahim Raisi, Foreign Minister Huseyn Amir Abdullahian, Imam Juma of Tabriz, Ayatollah Ali Al-Hashim, Governor of East Azerbaijan Province Malik Rehmati died in a helicopter crash in East Azerbaijan Province on May 19.

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Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, who died in a helicopter crash, was buried in Imam Reza Tomb in Mashhad.

A large number of people attended the funeral of the late president at Imam Reza Tomb.