STORY: :: Exiled Iranians in Berlin celebrate outside their embassy after their president's death
:: May 20, 2024
:: Berlin, Germany
:: "Congratulations to all Iranians. We are very, very happy and we hope that, as soon as possible, we will take our country back. In a freedom country."
The group was also holding placards showing Raisi's crossed out face.
Protesters also called this a "happy day."
Raisi, a hardliner long seen as a potential successor to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was killed in a helicopter crash in mountainous terrain near the Azerbaijan border, officials and state media said on Monday.
