Ceremony marking anniversary of assassination of General Qassem Soleimani hit by twin explosions, killing at least 20.
By David Rosenberg, World Israel News
At least twenty people were killed and more than 50 injured Wednesday afternoon in a pair of explosions at a cemetery in Iran as mourners marked the anniversary of the assassination of a senior Iranian general.
The explosions were reported in the city of Kerman, in southeastern Iran, the home town of Lt. General Qassem Soleimani, commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps Quds Force.
Thousands of Iranians had gathered outside Soleimani’s final resting place Wednesday to mark the fourth anniversary of his death in an American drone strike.
Local officials speaking with Iranian state television claimed the explosions were the result of a terrorist bombing.
“The blasts were caused by terrorist attacks,” the deputy governor of the Kerman province said.
According to Nournews multiple gas canisters were detonated next to a road outside the cemetery where the memorial was held.
“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, was quoted by state television as saying.
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