Iran holds funeral for a general who was killed by an alleged Israeli airstrike in Syria
ABC News
Iran has held a funeral for a high-ranking general of the paramilitary Revolutionary Guard who was killed by an alleged Israeli airstrike in Syria
TEHRAN, Iran -- Iran held a funeral Thursday for a high-ranking general of the paramilitary Revolutionary Guard who was killed by an alleged Israeli airstrike in Syria.
Hundreds of mourners accompanied the flag-draped casket of Gen. Razi Mousavi from a central square of Tehran to a shrine in the north of the city where he was buried.
The head of the Guard, Gen. Hossein Salami, praised Mousavi and vowed his death would be avenged.
“We will never keep silent in the face of martyrdom of the sons of this nation," Salami said. "Our revenge will be tough as always, but a revenge that could compensate for the martyrdom of Seyed Razi is nothing but the removal of Israel from the face of existence.”
Iran does not recognize Israel and occasionally calls for destruction of the Jewish state.
