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Millions join funeral procession for Iran’s supreme leader Ali Khamenei
A million-strong crowd participated in a funeral procession for Iran’s assassinated supreme leader in Tehran, with mourners wearing black and carrying flags bearing the slogan 'we will rise'. The event contrasts with recent protests seven months earlier when government security forces killed thousands.
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