Outpouring of grief as massive crowds mourn Rafsanjani

Hundreds of thousands of mourners flooded the streets of Tehran today, beating their chests and wailing in grief for late Iranian leader Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, who died over the weekend at the age of 82.

Outpouring of grief as massive crowds mourn Rafsanjani

Hundreds of thousands of mourners flooded the streets of Tehran today, beating their chests and wailing in grief for late Iranian leader Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, who died over the weekend at the age of 82.

The crowds filled main thoroughfares of the capital as top government and clerical officials held a funeral service at Tehran University.

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