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THAT's going to leave a mark... (Original Post)
brooklynite
Jan 2020
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NCjack
(10,279 posts)1. Trump has a chance to ge the world record for attendance. In Tehran -- his funeral. nt
CaliforniaPeggy
(149,699 posts)2. That's an amazing crowd. And they are all pissed off.
Do we know how many people were in this procession?
KY_EnviroGuy
(14,494 posts)6. Not seeing any official tally but.....
Guardian UK had this to say:
From: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jan/06/iran-mourns-suleimani-and-vows-dark-day-of-vengeance-against-us
Some thorough coverage of that event is on the BBC as well:
Link: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-51004688
(snip)
KY.........
Have you EVER seen such a sea of humanity in your life? Irans foreign minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif, asked Donald Trump in a tweet. Do you still want to listen to the clowns advising you on our region? And do you still imagine you can break the will of this great nation?
State media said millions of people had poured onto the streets of the capital. The crowds shown on television appeared to be the biggest since the 1989 funeral of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, the founder of the Islamic Republic.
State media said millions of people had poured onto the streets of the capital. The crowds shown on television appeared to be the biggest since the 1989 funeral of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, the founder of the Islamic Republic.
From: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jan/06/iran-mourns-suleimani-and-vows-dark-day-of-vengeance-against-us
Some thorough coverage of that event is on the BBC as well:
Link: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-51004688
(snip)
State television showed huge crowds in Tehran for the event. It put the number who turned out as "millions" although this is yet to be verified.
KY.........
CaliforniaPeggy
(149,699 posts)10. Thanks so much for all your links, my dear KY!
That was very thoughtful of you!
UTUSN
(70,740 posts)3. Bwah!1
True Blue American
(17,988 posts)4. :)
cwydro
(51,308 posts)5. I thought that when I saw the footage earlier.
And no one will ever mourn the orange turd.
No one.
LuckyLib
(6,819 posts)7. But the dancing in the streets will be unbelievable!
cwydro
(51,308 posts)9. Oh yes indeed!