Video: Qassem Soleimani’s Cardboard Coffin Flies Coach Back to Iran
Cardboard coffins holding the remains of General Qassem Soleimani, Iraqi militia leader Abu Mahdi al Muhandis, and three others were flown to the city of Iran in the coach section of a passenger plane.
Footage of the coffins taking up rows of seats inside the airbus of Mahan Air was posted to Twitter on Sunday by Babak Taghvaee, a journailist and defense analyst. A tribute to Soleimani can be heard playing on the in-flight televisions in the video.
The cardboard coffins bear the portraits of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Quds Force commander Soleimani and Muhandis, a close advisor to Soleimani and deputy of the militias.
#BREAKING: An Airbus A300-603R of #MahanAir transported corpses of Qasem #Soleimani & Abu-Mahdi Al-Muhandis from #Mashhad to #Mehrabad Intl Airport, #Tehran. Their coffins were put on the passenger seats instead of being loaded in cargo/baggage compartments! pic.twitter.com/NnmKBvL8KB
— Babak Taghvaee (@BabakTaghvaee) January 5, 2020
Babak Taghvaee tweeted photos of buses of tens of thousands of troops and their relatives being transported to Soleimani’s propaganda funeral.
#BREAKING: Largest mobilization of #IRGC & #Basij troops in #Iran's history is taking place now. Tens of thousands of these troops & their family members are transferred with these buses from various cities of #Iran to #Tehran to attend #Soleimani's propaganda funeral tomorrow! https://t.co/NuuRoEXLIb pic.twitter.com/bYWVU9T1d3
— Babak Taghvaee (@BabakTaghvaee) January 6, 2020
Iranian journalist Masih Alinejad posted a video of Soleimani’s funeral procession in Ahvaz. She tweeted, “Watch this video of #Soleimani’s funeral procession in Ahvaz. How many people were really here? Some claims millions! Is it really true? Considering the fact that students, public servants, and shopkeepers were forced to attend.”
1-Watch this video of #Soleimani's funeral procession in Ahvaz.
— Masih Alinejad 🏳️ (@AlinejadMasih) January 6, 2020
How many people were really here? Some claims millions! Is it really true?
Considering the fact that students, public servants, and shopkeepers were forced to attend.
Enlightening research by @sharagim_zand pic.twitter.com/46pF0dg7D2