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Iran’s Raisi promises retaliation at funeral for victims of twin bombings

A mother mourns over the flag-draped coffin of her son who was killed in the Kerman bombings at a funeral in the Iranian city on January 5, 2024 [Vahid Salemi/AP Photo]

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has promised to retaliate after twin bombings in the city of Kerman this week killed and wounded many people attending a memorial for top General Qassem Soleimani.

On Friday, Raisi addressed thousands of mourners who had gathered in Kerman, about 820km (510 miles) southeast of the capital, Tehran.

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