A woman weeps on Saturday as people gather at Imam Khomeini's Mosalla prayer hall in Tehran for a farewell ceremony for the late supreme leader Ali Khamenei. MAJID SAEEDI/GETTY IMAGES
TEHRAN — A two-day farewell ceremony for Iran's late supreme leader Ali Khamenei began on Saturday morning at Imam Khomeini's Mosalla prayer hall in Tehran, drawing huge crowds from across the country.
The late leader's body and those of his four family members — killed alongside him in a US-Israeli strike in late February — have been placed on a raised platform.
Mourners from different walks of life have been holding pictures of the late leader and Iranian flags, and chanting slogans against the United States and Israel.
Iranian authorities have imposed strict traffic restrictions in Tehran, especially around Mosalla, while arranging extensive support services to accommodate the mourners.
