Funeral ceremony for Alireza Balide in Birjand

With an overwhelming turnout, the people of Birjand today bid a final farewell to Shahid Alireza Balideh, second lieutenant of the Islamic Republic of Iran's air force, in a funeral procession from AbulFazl(A.S.) congregation to the city's martyrs' cemetery — a farewell befitting the loyalty of Birjand's residents to their 22-year-old son; a farewell that intertwined tears, pride, and renewed commitment to the ideals of the martyrs.