Iran's Ebrahim Raisi buried in Mashhad as mourners pack streets to bid him last goodbye
Ebrahim Raisi
President Ebrahim Raisi on Thursday (May 23) was buried in the Iranian holy city of Mashhad with tens of thousands of mourners gathered in the streets for his funeral, four days after he died in a helicopter crash.
Infootages broadcast by the Iranian media,government and military officials, religious personalities were seen attending the burial ceremony.
Raisi was killed in a helicopter crash on May 19 along with foreign minister Hossein Amirabdollahian and six other passengers and crew.
The helicopter crashed in mountainous terrain near the Azerbaijan border while Raisi was returning after the inauguration of a dam at the common border with the Republic of Azerbaijan.
Raisi's death was confirmed Monday morning.
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Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei had announced five days of public mourning and confirmed First Vice President Mohammad Mokhber as interim head of the country's executive branch.
After the mourning period, the authorities including the acting president will focus on organising an election for a new president set for June 28.
During the funeral processions, men and women mainly clad in black attire, crowded the main street of Mashhad, which is the Islamic Republic's second city in the northeast where Raisi was born.
The 63-year-old was generally viewed as a potential successor to Iran's supreme leader, who controls ultimate power.
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Iran blames US sanctions for crash
Mohammad Javad Zarif, the former Iranian foreign minister, has blamed the United States sanctions on aviation parts for the crash of the helicopter. In an interview with state television, Zarif said the sanctions compromised Iran's access to modern aviation facilities.
"One of the culprits behind yesterday's tragedy is the United States, because of its sanctions that bar Iran from procuring essential aviation parts," said Zarif.
Iranian state media reported that the helicopter that crashed in Iran was a Bell 212 model. It is a civilian version of the ubiquitous Vietnam War-era UH-1N "Twin Huey". Such helicopters are in wide use globally by both governments and private operators.
(With inputs from agencies)