Huge crowds pack Tehran for commander's funeral

Huge crowds pack Tehran for commander's funeral
Huge crowds pack Tehran for commander's funeral

Huge crowds packed the streets of the Iranian capital Tehran for the funeral of the slain Iranian military commander Qasem Soleimani.

Soleimani was assassinated in a US drone strike in Iraq on Friday on the orders of President Donald Trump.

Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Khamenei led prayers and at one point was seen weeping.

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