Shafaq News-Najaf
The PopularMobilization Forces (PMF) estimated that about 3.8 million people took part inthe funeral procession for late Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei in the cityof Najaf on Wednesday, following the conclusion of the rites in the province.
The funeralprayer was held around midday in the courtyard of the Imam Ali bin Abi Talebshrine, led by Sayyid Muhammad Taqi al-Hakim, an instructor at the Shiitereligious seminary in Najaf.
With thefarewell prayer completed, the Supreme Leader's body was taken to the city ofKarbala, where the procession is scheduled to continue.
The spokesman forthe high committee overseeing the procession, Lieutenant General Saad Maan,said that the committee's preliminary estimates pointed to around 4,300 Iraqiand foreign media workers covering the event.