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Saturday, January 29, 2011

Iran clerics to attend Saudi funeral

Sat Jan 29, 2011 4:49PM
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Sheikh Mohammed Ali al-Amri Two senior Iranian clerics have departed Tehran for the holy city of Medina to attend the mourning ceremony of Saudi Arabia's prominent Shia scholar and leader.


Head of Iran's Guardian Council Ayatollah Ahmad Jannati and Hojjatoleslam Ahmad Marvi left Tehran to attend the mourning ceremony of Sheikh Mohammed Ali al-Amri as the representatives of Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei.

The two Iranian clerics will convey the condolences of Ayatollah Khamenei to sheikh al-Amri's family.

Sheikh al-Amri passed away on January 24 and was buried in the Jannatul Baqi cemetery on Friday. Top religious figures from Saudi Arabia and other countries participated in the funeral.

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