Pakistan expresses condolences over death of Iranian president | Video

Peshawar, May 21 (EFE/EPA).- Local Shiite Muslims prayed as mourners visited on Tuesday at the Khana-e-Farhang Iranian culture centre following the deaths of Iran's president Raisi and Foreign Minister Amir-Abdollahian.

Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi, Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian and several others were killed in a helicopter crash on 19 May 2024, after an official visit in Iran's northwest near the border with Azerbaijan, the Iranian government confirmed.

The Pakistani government announced a day of national mourning for 21 May 2024, to express 'fraternal solidarity' with the people of Iran following Raisi's death. (Camera: BILAWAL ARBAB).

FOOTAGE SHOWS PEOPLE PLACE FLOWERS AND PRAY FOLLOWING THE DEATHS OF IRANIAN PRESIDENT RAISI AND HIS AIDES AS MOURNERS VISIT THE KHANA-E-FARHANG IRANIAN CULTURE CENTRE, IN PESHAWAR, PAKISTAN.

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Date: 21/05/2024 11:32 (UTC)
Credit: EFE
Source: EPA
Topic: Disaster and accident
Type: Rough cut
Duration: 91 seconds
Reference: 7001365744
Relevance: Normal