Farewell ceremony for Iran's Quds Force General Soleimani underway in Tehran
Millions of Iranians have packed the streets of Tehran to pay homage to Iranian Quds Force General Qasem Soleimani who was assassinated in a US airstrike at Baghdad's international airport in the early hours of Friday morning. According to the report by Press Tv, a huge sea of mourners, streaming from all the adjoining streets, descended on the iconic Engelab (Revolution) Square in central Tehran early Monday morning.
They carried portraits of the national hero whose assassination in a US airstrike at Baghdad airport has generated an outpouring of anger and patriotism across Iran and elsewhere.
On January 5, a farewell ceremony was held in Mashhad city. Soleimani will be buried in Kerman city on Jan. 7.
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