An Iraqi Shia man holds a large image of of dead Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as he grieves in Baghdad, Iraq on March 1. — AFP
An Iraqi Shia man holds a large image of of dead Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as he grieves in Baghdad, Iraq on March 1. — AFP
Shia Muslims place candles in front of a photo of Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei during a candle march and protest near a mosque in New Delhi, India, on March 1, after he was killed in Israeli and US strikes. — Reuters
Shia Muslims place candles in front of a photo of Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei during a candle march and protest near a mosque in New Delhi, India, on March 1, after he was killed in Israeli and US strikes. — Reuters
Hundreds of Iraqi Shia Muslims chant anti-US and anti-Israel slogans, during a rally the day after the assassination of Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, during a symbolic funeral in the district of Sadr City, in Baghdad, Iraq on March 1. — AFP
Hundreds of Iraqi Shia Muslims chant anti-US and anti-Israel slogans, during a rally the day after the assassination of Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, during a symbolic funeral in the district of Sadr City, in Baghdad, Iraq on March 1. — AFP

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Doctor attacked

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