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Mass crowds mourn Qasem Soleimani
Funeral of Iranian military commander being held in Tehran today.
Huge numbers of people line the streets of Tehran for the funeral of Qasem Soleimani, the head of Iran’s elite Quds Force who was killed by a US drone strike in Iraq on Friday.
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(Picture: Mourners gather to pay homage to Iranian military commander Qasem Soleimani in Tehran on 6th January 2020. Credit: Atta Kenare/AFP/Getty Images)
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