Body of killed Iranian general Qasem Soleimani taken for burial in southeast Iran

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The body of the senior Iranian military commander Gen. Qasem Soleimani has arrived in his hometown of Kerman in southeast Iran for burial, the IRNA news agency confirmed on Tuesday.
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Mourners carry the coffins of slain Iranian military commander Qasem Soleimani, Iraqi paramilitary chief Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis and eight others inside Shrine of Imam Hussein (a.s.) in the Holy City of Karbala, during funeral procession on January 4th, 2020.

Mourners carry the coffins of slain Iranian military commander Qasem Soleimani, Iraqi paramilitary chief Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis and eight others inside the Shrine of Imam Hussein (a.s.) in the Holy City of Karbala during a funeral procession on January 4th, 2020.
State TV aired live footage of hundreds of thousands of followers in the streets of the town; many of them wore black dresses to mourn Qasem Soleimani.

Qasem Soleimani was largely attributed as Iran’s second most influential figure behind Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who also wept in grief along with thousands of mourners who jammed the streets of Tehran for Soleimani’s funeral.

Funeral prayers were held in the Iranian Capital, Tehran. Khamenei led the prayers while continuously pausing, his voice cracked with emotion. Qasem Soleimani, 62, was a hero even to many who do not consider themselves supporters of the Iranian regime.

Khamenei treas at Soleimanis funeral
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei leading prayers for Soleimani’s funeral

He was killed in a U.S. airstrike in Baghdad, leaving International Airport on Friday, January 3rd.

Mourners thronged the streets, chanting: “Death to America!” – an expression of national unity after anti-government protests in November in which several demonstrates were slain.

People gathered for funeral of Qasem Soleimani

The crowd, which the state media said numbered millions, reminded the masses gathered in 1989 for the funeral of the Islamic Republic’s founder, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini.

The killing of General Qasem Soleimani has triggered fears around the world of a wider regional conflict, as well as calls in the U.S. Congress for legislation to limit President Trump’s actions from going into a war against Iran.

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