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Crowds gather as six-day funeral for former Iranian supreme leader begins
A six-day funeral for former Iranian supreme leader Ali Khamenei has begun in Tehran, with crowds gathering at the Grand Mosalla mosque. Up to 30 million people are expected to attend the delayed events, following his death in February from an airstrike launched by the US and Israel.
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