At least 103 people were killed in two explosions at the anniversary celebration of General Qassem Soleimani in Iran.
At least
103 people were killed in two explosions at the anniversary celebration of
General Qassem Soleimani in Iran.
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| At least 103 people were killed in two explosions at the anniversary celebration of General Qassem Soleimani in Iran. |
According to
Iran's official media, at least 103 people have been killed and hundreds
injured as a result of two explosions at the fourth-anniversary celebration of
former General Qassem Soleimani in Kerman.
According to
local media, both explosions took place near the Sahib-ul-Zaman Mosque in the Golzar area of the southern city of Kerman.
The deputy
governor of Kerman says that it was a terrorist attack.
Videos from
the scene show bodies on the road and the movement of ambulances.
No group has
yet claimed responsibility for the blast. Over the years, Arab separatist
groups, the so-called Islamic State, and Sunni jihadist organizations have
claimed responsibility for attacks on Iranian security forces and shrines.
It should be
remembered that in January 2020, General Qassem Soleimani, the head of the Quds
Force of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps, was killed in an airstrike by
American forces in Iraq.
On the
orders of US President Donald Trump, 62-year-old Qassem Soleimani was targeted
in an airstrike on his car at the Baghdad airport. Iraqi commanders of
Iran-backed militias were also present in the car with them
Wednesday's
blasts came as a leader of the Iran-backed group Hamas was killed in an Israeli
drone strike in Lebanon.
The Iranian
Red Crescent says at least one aid worker sent to help the injured was killed
in the second blast, who had earlier rushed to the scene after the first blast.
According to
BBC Farsi, Shahab Salehi, head of Kerman Medical Emergency Center, said that it
was 'two bomb blasts'. While the mayor of Kerman, Saeed Sherbaf, says that the
two explosions took place 10 minutes apart.
According to
news agency Tasnim, the bombs were placed in two bags and detonated remotely.
Officials
immediately asked people at the site to vacate the area as soon as possible.
Security officials are investigating the situation.
The head of
the Red Crescent says that the sound of the explosion was terrible and they are
facing difficulties in the rescue operations due to the huge crowd at the event
and the blocked roads.
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