Crowds gather ahead of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi funeral | BBC News

Large crowds have started to gather in Iran’s capital Tehran for the main funeral ceremony for the country’s late President Ebrahim Raisi.

Mr Raisi died alongside Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian and six others in a helicopter crash on Sunday, and five days of national mourning have been declared.

The ceremony will begin with Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, leading prayers in the capital, before coffins draped in the Iranian flag will be taken into the city's main Azadi square.

Footage carried by state TV showed streets filled with mourners, many of whom were carrying pictures of Mr Raisi or the Iranian flag, while authorities have warned against demonstrations against the funeral procession and insults posted online.

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[f.h.ferdous]

Why showing a small part of the crowd? Why not camera moving around? What you want to prove BBC?

[TZovro]

Move around the camera a bit, BBC. We want to see the rest of the 10km long crowd

[BobGeorge-sinl]

Iranians people be strong enough n unity together

[georgeroybooth]

Men outnumbering women by 1000 to 1. !!

[mathewwilliams]

My condolences to to the helicopter's family

[Aliraza-fzpp]

if 100 people protest against Iranian government, the government should be removed, if millions poeple come to street to support the government, it does not represent the popularity of the Government. That is how media lost its credibilty..

[MuhammadsalmanSyed-ntuf]

Where are those people who say iran government dont have people support?

[belkabella]

So mr raisi was a popular man in Iran , thats not what we hear from BBC in the past

[muzzamirlukabwe]

BBS is trying to get the bad side of IRAN 🇮🇷, but believe me evn if is the American president who who have died, not all the public will feel the pain

[jpyoung]

Wow they are standing up for a guy called the butcher

[gazevans]

Every Saturday looks like this in London.

[saadmahdi]

As an Iranian like many others we are sorry because Khamenei wasn't in the helicopter whith raisi!

[smm]

West media will find a western spy in the crowd and take his interview and put it in headline😂

[EthelBaron-cpjw]

Victory to iran piople fredom to iran

[shahesmail]

millions of iranians were in the streets for mourning rest in peace our beloved president raisi and our foreign minister dr. abdolahian🇮🇷🖤

[brettcantrell]

MILLIONS OF PEOPLE NOT TENS OF THOUSANDS WOMAN.

[polasbeatz]

Why aren’t there ladies in the crowd? 🤦🏾‍♂️

[alefiyyahseifee]

he was a great person...may Allah give him jannatul firdous.. ameen..and give sabar to the family..

[jackiegonzales]

God Almighty will always take the evil out of the world. He is in control of everything put all your faith in him. 🙏🙏🙏

[allexbratson]

tens of thousands? I can see millions there