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Dozens killed in blasts at ceremony for slain Iranian general Soleimani

People disperse near the site where two explosions in quick succession struck a crowd marking the anniversary of the 2020 killing of Guards general Qasem Soleimani, near the Saheb al-Zaman Mosque in the southern Iranian city of Kerman on January 3, 2024. © AFP

Two explosions minutes apart Wednesday in Iran targeted a commemoration for slain general Qassem Soleimani, killing at least 95 people and wounding more than 211, according to Iranian officials. The attack came on the anniversary of Soleimani's killing in a US drone strike as the Middle East remains on edge over Israel's war on Hamas in the Gaza Strip.

The incident took place near the grave of the head of foreign operations of Iran's Revolutionary Guards in the Saheb al-Zaman mosque in the southern city of Kerman, state television said.

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