Iran’s Khamenei leads funeral prayers for Hamas chief Haniyeh in Tehran
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has led funeral prayers at a memorial event for Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran.
In the capital’s city centre, thousands of mourners with posters of Haniyeh and Palestinian flags gathered on Thursday at Tehran University.
Following the prayers, massive crowds accompanied the body of Haniyeh and his bodyguard also killed in the strike on Wednesday, in a 5km (3-mile) funeral procession through Tehran towards Azadi (Freedom) Square.
Haniyeh’s body will then be flown to the Qatari capital, Doha, for burial. Al Jazeera’s Dorsa Jabbari reports from Tehran, Iran. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe
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