INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Two explosions caused by ‘terrorist attacks& killed more than 70 people and wounded scores at a ceremony in Iran to commemorate top
commander Qassem Soleimani who was killed in a 2020 U.S
drone attack, Iranian officials said on Wednesday.Iranian state television reported a first and then a second explosion during an
anniversary event at the cemetery where Soleimani is buried in the southeastern city of Kerman, Reuters reported.&The blasts were caused by
terrorist attacks,& state media quoted a local official in the Kerman province as saying
Babak Yektaparast, a spokesperson for Iran&s emergency services, was reported later as saying 73 people had been killed and 170 injured.The
semi-official Nournews had said earlier that &several gas canisters exploded on the road leading to the cemetery&.State TV showed Red
Crescent rescuers attending to wounded people at the ceremony, where hundreds of Iranians had gathered to mark the anniversary of
Some Iranian news agencies said the number of wounded people was much higher, read the report.&Our rapid response teams are evacuating the
injured… But there are waves of crowds blocking roads,& Reza Fallah, head of the Kerman province Red Crescent told state TV.The post
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