Hundreds of thousands of people gathered in Tehran to remember the former president who died aged 82 after suffering a heart attack.
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Iranians attend the funeral ceremony of former Iranian President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani in Tehran, Iran. Abedin Taherkenareh / EPA -
Rafsanjani, who died on Sunday at the age of 82, will be buried inside the crypt of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, the leader of Iran’s 1979 Islamic revolution. Abedin Taherkenareh / EPA -
Iran's president Hassan Rouhani prays next to the body of former president Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani during a mourning ceremony in Tehran. Reuters -
Iranians carry the coffin of former Iranian President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani. Abedin Taherkenareh / EPA -
Black banners were raised in Tehran and some posters showed the supreme leader and Rafsanjani together smiling. Another poster said "good bye, old combatant". AFP -
Faezeh Hashemi, daughter of former Iranian president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, who died Sunday after suffering a heart attack, flashes a victory sign to the crowd from a bus during the funeral ceremony for her father in Tehran. Vahid Salemi / AP Photo -
Iranians gather around a hearse carrying the coffin of former president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani. AFP
Huge crowd attends funeral ceremony of former Iranian president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani – in pictures
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