Over 5,000 schools open doors to pilgrims for Khamenei’s funeral

Schools in Tehran have been opened for people to stay while on pilgrimage to attend Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei’s funeral. According to a report by Iran’s ISNA news agency, the country’s minister of education said that more than 5,000 schools and about 40 to 50 thousand classrooms nationwide are open to welcome pilgrims of Khamenei. More than 10 million people, including representatives from more than 100 countries, are expected in Tehran for the funeral.