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Iran blames Israel, US for deadly blasts near grave of Guards general Soleimani

People gather near a body on the ground at the scene of two explosions during a ceremony held to mark the death of late Iranian general Qassem Soleimani in Kerman, Iran on January 3, 2024. © WANA news agency via Reuters

Iran blamed Israel and the United States on Wednesday for twin bomb blasts that killed at least 84 people in the country's south, ripping through a crowd commemorating Revolutionary Guards general Qassem Soleimani four years after his death in a US strike.

The two explosions – labelled a "terrorist attack" by state media and regional authorities – came amid high Middle East tensions over the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza and the killing of a Hamas senior leader in Lebanon on Tuesday.

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