Mikati declares mourning over Raisi's death as Lebanese parties react
Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati on Monday declared three days of national mourning over the death of Iran’s president Ebrahim Raisi, foreign minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian and a number of officials in a helicopter crash.
According to Mikati’s memo, flags will be flown at half-mast at all public administrations and institutions while radio and TV programming will be adjusted to suit the situation.
Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri meanwhile sent a cable of condolences to Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, saying Iran, Lebanon and the Islamic world “have lost a host of pioneering leaders.”
Marada Movement chief Suleiman Franjieh for his part described the incident as “a major tragedy that has hit Iran and shaken the world,” offering condolences to the Iranian leadership, government and people.
Lebanon’s Jamaa Islamiya group also offered condolences over the deaths of the Iranian officials, expressing grief over the “tragic incident” and hoping Iran will “overcome this accident.”
Source: Naharnet
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