Footage broadcast by state television showed thousands of people taking part in memorial processions across Iran on Thursday.
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Tens of thousands of people have marched in Iran in memory of former supreme leader Ayatollah Khomeini. Thursday marked the 40th anniversary of Khomeini's death.
He was Iran's supreme leader for nearly 40 years before he was killed in a US-Israeli airstrike on February 28. His son, Mojtaba Khomeini, is now Iran's supreme leader.
Footage broadcast by state television showed thousands of people taking part in memorial rallies across Iran on Thursday. People gathered in cities including Urmia, Gorgan and the capital Tehran, carrying pictures of Khomeini.
The national mourning began at 9:40 a.m. (0040 GMT).
