Massive crowds of Iranians attend Martyr Hojaji funeral

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News ID: 13324
Iran » Iran
Publish Date: 14:53 - 27 September 2017
TEHRAN, September 27 - Funeral of Iranian holy shrine protector martyred in Syria Mohsen Hojaji was held in Tehran on Wednesday as massive crowds of people took part in the ceremony.

Massive crowds of Iranians attend Martyr Hojaji funeralTEHRAN, Young Journalists Club (YJC) - Senior Iranian officials, including Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani, Judiciary Chief Sadeq Larijani, Secretary of Expediency Council Mohsen Rezaie, Commander of IRGC Ground Force Mohammad Pakpour and Judiciary Spokesman Gholam-Hossien Mohseni-Ejei also attended the ceremony.

Earlier, the funeral of Martyr Hojaji had been slated to be held in Tehran on September 2 but the event was postponed to a later date.

The Lebanese Hezbollah Resistance Movement on August 31 received the body of Martyr Hojaji from Daesh based on a ceasefire deal between the two sides.

The transfer of Lebanon’s captured soldiers and two martyrs, as well as the body of Martyr Hojaji, took place after the buses carrying Daesh militants and their families arrived in the ancient city of Palmyra in Homs Province, according to media reports.

Hojaji, a holy shrine defender, was taken hostage by the Daesh Takfiri group near the Iraqi border on August 7 and was beheaded two days later.

The shrine of Sayyida Zeinab, a sister of Imam Hossein (AS), the third Shiite Imam, is located in Damascus, Syria. Iranian military advisers have played a decisive role in the protection of the holy shrine against terrorist attacks.

 

 

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