Lebanon braces for the funeral of late Hezbollah leaders Sayyed Hasan Nasrallah and Sayyed Hashem Safeiddine as the delegations started to arrive in Beirut and preparations are almost completed.
Al-Manar correspondent report a crowded movement at Beirut International Airport on Thursday, noting that several delegations have already arrived abroad several flights from Tunisia, Iraq and Qatar.
Local media quoted sources at the transport sector as saying that the Iraqi Airways has increased the number of flights as the demand on tickets to Beirut increased.
Three days before the funeral, scheduled at 13:00 Beirut time on Sunday, a number of delegations from across the world has already arrived on Wednesday and Tuesday.
Al-Manar correspondent said that the Supreme Committee tasked with running the funeral has organized a tour for a number of journalists and influencers from Lebanon and abroad. The tour included a visit to the sites where Sayyed Nasrallah and Sayyed Safeiddine were martyred, as well as the burial site of the two martyrs.
الجولة الصحفية صباح اليوم على مكان استشهاد سيد شهداء الامة السيد حسن نصر الله pic.twitter.com/o43NVDneKa
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Furthermore, the tour included visits to south Lebanon towns which were the venue of heroic confrontations between Hezbollah resistance fighters and Israeli occupation forces, our correspondent reported.
On the other hand, preparations at Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium, where the funeral is to be held, are almost completed, Al-Manar correspondent said.
Giant screens and speakers were installed in the stadium as well as images of the martyred leaders and the Lebanese and Hezbollah flags, Al-Manar correspondent reported.
الجولة الصحفية صباح اليوم على مكان استشهاد سيد شهداء الامة السيد حسن نصر الله pic.twitter.com/o43NVDneKa
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At least 120 cameras have been installed on the path of the rally that will follow the funeral and will set off from the stadium to the site where Sayyed Nasrallah’s body will be laid to rest near Airport Road, our correspondent said, noting that 4000 media outlets are to cover the great event.
Source: Al-Manar English Website
