Iran's Khamenei leads funeral prayers for Raisi in Tehran

Iran’s Supreme Leader Khamenei has led prayers at a memorial ceremony for late President EbrahimRaisi and his entourage, who died in a helicopter crash.

Huge crowds of Iranians thronged the streets of the capital Tehran on Wednesday for the funeral procession of president Raisi and seven others. Following Wednesday’s procession, Raisi’s body will be taken to his hometown of Mashhad, where he will be buried after funeral rites at the Imam Reza Shrine. The remains of others who were killed in the crash will also be sent to their hometowns to be buried.