Fighter jet escorted Khamenei's coffin to final burial in Mashhad: video

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At least one fighter jet has escorted the plane carrying late Iranian leader Ali Khamenei to his final burial in the eastern holy city of Mashhad, AFP reports, citing footage from the supreme leader’s website.

Khamenei’s coffin, alongside those of family members killed in US-Israeli strikes in February that began the Middle East war, have been transported from Iraq where massive crowds attended funeral ceremonies in the holy cities of Najaf and Karbala.

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