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Funeral prayers in Iraq for Iranian supreme leader commence after body arrives in holy city

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NAJAF, Iraq (AP) — Funeral processions for Iran’s late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei began Wednesday in the Iraqi city…

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  1. WFMZ Allentown

    Iraq's holy cities to host funeral processions for Khamenei (opens WFMZ Allentown)

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    Funeral processions carrying the coffin of Iran's slain supreme leader Ali Khamenei will pass on Wednesday through Iraq's holy cities of Najaf and Karbala, home to Shia Islam's most sacred shrines.

  2. WFMZ Allentown

    Iraq's holy cities host funeral processions for Khamenei (opens WFMZ Allentown)

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    Crowds thronged the streets of Najaf on Wednesday as the coffin of Iran's supreme leader Ali Khamenei moved through the holy city in a procession devoted to Iraq, home to Shia Islam's most sacred shrines.

  3. WTOP Washington DC

    Funeral prayers in Iraq for Iranian supreme leader commence after body arrives in holy city (opens WTOP Washington DC)

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    NAJAF, Iraq (AP) — Funeral processions for Iran’s late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei began Wednesday in the Iraqi city…

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