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Do we know how many people were in this procession?
Guardian UK had this to say:
From: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jan/06/iran-mourns-suleimani-and-vows-dark-day-of-vengeance-against-us
Some thorough coverage of that event is on the BBC as well:
Link: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-51004688
(snip)
KY.........
“Have you EVER seen such a sea of humanity in your life?” Iran’s foreign minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif, asked Donald Trump in a tweet. “Do you still want to listen to the clowns advising you on our region? And do you still imagine you can break the will of this great nation?”
State media said millions of people had poured onto the streets of the capital. The crowds shown on television appeared to be the biggest since the 1989 funeral of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, the founder of the Islamic Republic.
State media said millions of people had poured onto the streets of the capital. The crowds shown on television appeared to be the biggest since the 1989 funeral of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, the founder of the Islamic Republic.
From: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jan/06/iran-mourns-suleimani-and-vows-dark-day-of-vengeance-against-us
Some thorough coverage of that event is on the BBC as well:
Link: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-51004688
(snip)
State television showed huge crowds in Tehran for the event. It put the number who turned out as "millions" although this is yet to be verified.
KY.........
That was very thoughtful of you!
