Iran's late President Raisi laid to rest in hometown Mashhad

STORY: Iran's late President Raisi laid to rest in hometown Mashhad SHOOTING TIME: May 23, 2024 DATELINE: May 24, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:57 LOCATION: Tehran CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Iranians attending the funeral of Iran's late President Ebrahim Raisi 2. various of the funeral STORYLINE: Iran's late President Ebrahim Raisi, who lost his life along with his entourage in a recent helicopter crash, was laid to rest on Thursday in the holy shrine of Imam Reza in his hometown, the northeastern city of Mashhad, according to the official news agency IRNA. Raisi's body, along with those of the two members of his accompanying team, arrived at Mashhad's international airport Thursday afternoon from Birjand, the capital of the eastern South Khorasan province, where a funeral ceremony had been held for the late president and his companions earlier in the day, the report said. Waiting for the bodies at the airport were several Iranian officials, including cabinet ministers, as well as top military comma