Khamenei’s coffin carried through Shia shrines as ceremonies held in Iraq
Later on Wednesday, Khamenei's coffin arrived in Karbala, about 60km (37 miles) north of Najaf, for another funeral procession that ended at the shrine of Imam Hussein.
Huge crowds filled the city of Najaf for a procession that ended at the mausoleum of Imam Ali, the Prophet Muhammad's son-in-law and first Shia Imam."Chants of "Death to America" and "Death to Israel" were also heard as Khamenei's coffin was transported by a lorry towards the shrine of Imam Ali.
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