Some Iranians celebrate 'Butcher of Tehran' Raisi's death in the streets despite oppressive regime

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Video shows several Iranians celebrating President Ebrahim Raisi's death in the streets even as thousands participate in mass demonstrations mourning the controversial leader.

Fireworks are launched in the night, a woman passes out sweets and several people can be heard cheering in the video posted online by opponents of the regime after Raisi died Sunday in a helicopter crash that also claimed the lives of Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian and other officials.

Ali Safavi, a member of The National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) Foreign Affairs Committee – Iran's parliament in exile – said the demonstrations showed "a glimmer of hope for a future free from the brutal repression that Raisi epitomized."

"This reaction underscores the profound detestation and revulsion that the Iranian people felt toward Raisi, a man whose legacy is inextricably linked with the darkest chapters of Iran's recent history," said Safavi.

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