(22 May 2024)
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ASSOCIATED PRESS
Beirut – 22 May 2024
1. Wide of visitors arriving at the Iranian Embassy in Beirut to offer condolences
2. Various of arrivals shaking hands with Iranian ambassador to Lebanon Mojtaba Amani, wearing a grey suit and shirt
3. Mid of picture of Iranians killed in helicopter crash
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Ibrahim al-Musawi, MP, Hezbollah bloc:
“Well, this is the stand of, sincerity. This is a stand for solidarity with Iran. It’s a huge loss, actually, not only for Iran, but also for all of the regional powers, for Lebanon, because Iran has always been, supporting Lebanon against the all the aggressions by the Israelis, supporting Lebanon in so many different ways and in many levels. So, this is a stand of solidarity with Iran. This is a stand, of loyalty with Iran for all the faithfulness and for all of the sincerity that Iran has shown to the Lebanese people. "
5. Mid of Amani seated with visitors
6. Various of clerics shaking hands with Amani
7. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Mohammad Raad, Head of Hezbollah parliamentary:
“All the oppressed peoples of the region are united in solidarity, sympathy, sadness, and are motivated to support truth and justice."
8. Mid of hall
9. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Hashem Safieddin, Head of Hezbollah’s executive council:
"A great loss for the entire Islamic world, not just for us, for Palestine, for Gaza, for the resistance, for the path of resistance."
10. Various of visitors signing book of condolences
11. Mid of late Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian’s pictures
STORYLINE:
The Iranian Embassy in Lebanon held a commemoration in Beirut Wednesday following the death of late President Ebrahim Raisi, Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian and other officials killed in helicopter crash earlier this week.
Visitors at the embassy, including local officials, offered their condolences to members of Iran’s diplomatic mission in Lebanon and were received by Iranian ambassador to Lebanon, Mojtaba Amani.
Ibrahim al-Musawi, MP of Hezbollah bloc, said that it is important to "stand for solidarity with Iran" especially because of the "sincerity that Iran has shown to the Lebanese people".
Hashem Safieddine, Head of Hezbollah’s executive council, said that the helicopter crash is a "great loss for the entire Islamic world".
Lebanon’s Hezbollah and other armed groups such as Yemen’s Houthi rebels have been supported by Iran as a way to pressure its adversaries like Israel and the United States.
Earlier, Iran’s supreme leader and representatives of Hezbollah and other militia groups he backs in the Middle East prayed Wednesday over the coffins of officials killed.
AP video shot by Fadi Tawil
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