00:02Hundreds of thousands of mourners gather in Iran for the funeral ceremonies of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
00:09Crowds dressed in black filled the roads leading to the Jamkara Mosque near the city of Holm.
00:16Surrounding the vehicle carrying his coffin, a state television broadcast aerial images of the procession.
00:22The mosque holds deep religious significance for Shiite Muslims who believe it was once visited by the hidden Imam Muhammad
00:31al-Mahdi.
00:32Images of Ayatollah Khamenei and his son and successor Ayatollah Mushtaba Khamenei were displayed throughout the crowds.
00:40However, the new Supreme Leader has not appeared in public during the ceremonies and is believed to be in hiding
00:47after reportedly being wounded in the airstrike that killed his father.
00:51Authorities have imposed extensive security measures closing roads and airspace as the country observes several days of national mourning.
01:01The funeral ceremonies began on Saturday and will continue on till Thursday.
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