Mourners gather at Tehran metro stations to attend Khamenei's funeral

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Crowds have been seen massing outside metro stations in Tehran, waiting for the rapid transport system to open to reach the Grand Mosalla religious complex to attend the funeral of the assassinated Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, AlJazeera reports, citing ISNA news agency.

In a social media post on X by the Iranian media, videos show dozens and in some cases hundreds of mourners dressed in black gathered in front of closed station gates waiting for them to open.

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