
Soleimani death: funeral procession in Baghdad
Many mourners gather in Iraqi capital for Soleimani funeral ceremony
A huge crowd in Iraq's capital, Baghdad, has taken part in a funeral procession for the Iranian military commander Qasem Soleimani, who was killed in a US airstrike on Thursday. The gathering marked the beginning of several days of mourning for Soleimani.
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(PICTURE: Mourners surround a car carrying the coffin of Iranian military commander Qasem Soleimani during a funeral procession, for him and nine others, in Baghdad"s district of al-Jadriya, near the high-security Green Zone. CREDIT: AHMAD AL-RUBAYE/AFP)
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