Mashhad: The funeral procession for the martyred leader of the Islamic Revolution and the martyred members of his family-which had begun at 3:00 PM today on Imam Reza Street in Mashhad-reached its conclusion; at 10:00 PM, a crowd numbering in the millions gathered at the holy Razavi Shrine and the surrounding streets to perform funeral prayers for the martyred leader, led by his eldest son, Hojjatoleslam Seyyed Mostafa Hosseini Khamenei.
According to Islamic Republic News Agency, millions of mourners brought several days of nationwide mourning to their climax in Mashhad, as the final farewell ceremony for martyred Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei concluded at the Holy Shrine of Imam Reza (AS).
The funeral procession for the martyred leader began around 3:00 PM; vast crowds surrounded the vehicle carrying his remains and his family members, while chants of "Death to America," "Death to Israel," and "Death to the opponents of Velayat-e Faqih" (Guardianship of the Islamic Jurist) echoed along the route.
Red flags symbolizing vengeance and the call for avenging the blood of Imam Hussein (Ya La-Tharat al-Hussein), alongside the flag of the Islamic Republic, were waving all along the streets of the procession route.