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Huge Crowds At Former Iran President's Funeral
Tens of thousands attend the funeral of Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani
Tens of thousands attend the funeral of Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani. Prayers were led by the Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Some in the crowd chanted the name of his more reformist successor.
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(Photo: Iranians gather around former president Rafsanjani's hearse. Credit: ATTA KENARE/AFP/Getty Images)
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