On 3 September, Sabereen News (KH — affiliated), Unit 10,000 (KH — affiliated), Al-Nujaba TV (Nujaba — official) and iNEWS (KSS — affiliated) reported the funeral of PMF fighter Ali Bahjat, saying he died during duty in the Altun Kupri incident. The four Telegram posts establish that the outlets carried the account, but visual review could not independently establish Bahjat’s identity or the footage’s location.
- Sabereen NewsKH — affiliated03 Sept, 15:30
“The funeral for the wrongfully killed martyr Ali Bahjat, who died in the Altun Kupri incident while performing his duty, is now beginning.”
الان بدأ تشييع جنازة الشهيد المغدور علي بهجت والذي ارتقى في حادثة التون كوبري اثناء اداء الواجب
- Unit 10,000KH — affiliated03 Sept, 15:38
“Funeral ceremony for the wrongfully killed martyr Ali Bahjat, one of the Hashd fighters, who died in the Altun Kupri incident in Kirkuk while performing his duty.”
مراسم تشييع جنازة الشهيد المغدور علي بهجت أحد مجاهدي الحشد الشعبي، ارتقى بحادثة التون كوبري بكركوك أثناء أدائه الواجب
- Al-Nujaba TVNujaba — official03 Sept, 15:53
“Funeral for the martyr Ali Bahjat, who died in the Altun Kupri incident while performing his duty.”
تشييع جنازة الشهيد علي بهجت والذي ارتقى في حادثة التون كوبري اثناء أداء الواجب
- iNEWSKSS — affiliated03 Sept, 15:59
“Funeral procession for the PMF martyr who died while on duty in Altun Kupri, Kirkuk.”
تشييع جثمان شهيد الحشد الشعبي الذي ارتقى أثناء الواجب في التون كوبري بكركوك