Iran supreme leader prays over coffin of general Soleimani

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Agency January 06, 2020
Iran supreme leader prays over coffin of general Soleimani

TEHRAN– Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei prayed over the coffin containing the remains of top military commander Qasem Soleimeni in an emotional ceremony in Tehran on Monday.

Soleimani was killed in a US drone strike Friday near Baghdad international airport, shocking the Islamic republic and raising fears of a new Middle East war.

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