3000 deaths but no damage! Additional graves were also dug in fear of disaster at Khamenei’s funeral

Preparations for the funeral of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei have begun in Iran. The Iranian administration fears that 150 to 3000 people will be trampled to death in this funeral procession. Such information came to light after secret talks between Iran’s Red Crescent and Disaster Management Department to deal with the huge crowd. It is known that thousands of graves have been dug in Tehran for the funeral of so many people.

Iran has organized his funeral in Tehran 126 days after the incident on February 28, the day Iran war started. Khamenei’s remains have already arrived in Tehran. Khamenei’s funeral will be held on July 9. According to international media sources, after discussing the preparation of this event, a letter was sent to Vice President Mohammad Reza Aref by the relevant authorities. Where 1500 to 3000 deaths are expected. A special unit was also formed to search for the dead and missing, and thousands of graves were dug in Behesht-e Zahra cemetery in Tehran. “The graves have indeed been prepared,” said a Tehran municipality official. In his words, the responsible officials have been told that there will be no problem even if 3,000 people die. Because no one knows what will happen in such a huge crowd and intense heat.’

Khamenei’s funeral is set to become the most expensive funeral ever.

Khamenei’s state funeral began in Tehran on Saturday. It will then pass through the cities of Qom, Najaf and Karbala in Iraq and end in Mashhad. He will be buried on Thursday. It is estimated that 2 crore people can attend here on the last day. All preparations have been made for that purpose. Thousands of buses, air services, cooking facilities, shelters have been prepared for transportation. One and a half million Euros have been allocated for Tehran and another five million Euros for Qom and Mashhad for the preparation of these few days. Altogether, Khamenei’s funeral is set to become the most expensive funeral ever. Not only that, the administration there also fears that most people will die in this funeral ceremony.

Of course, the death of a great leader in a funeral is nothing new in the history of Iran. In 2020, at least 56 people were killed and more than 200 injured in the funeral of IRGC commander Qasem Soleimani in Kerman. Ruhullah Khomeini’s funeral in 1989 was also marred by chaos, resulting in at least eight deaths and hundreds of injuries.