TEHRAN, Jan 4 (NNN-IRNA) – At least 103 people were killed and more than 173 others injured yesterday, in two blasts near the burial ground of Iran’s late commander, Qassem Soleimani, in the south-western province of Kerman, reported the semi-official Fars news agency citing Iran’s Emergency organisation.
According to the Islamic Republic of Iran News Network (IRINN), the blasts occurred in an underpass, one kilometre away from the burial ground, with the first one heard at 15:04 local time (1134 GMT), and the second one a few minutes later at 15:17, as people were paying homage to the late commander, on his fourth assassination anniversary, the IRINN added.
According to the report, the cause of the blasts has not been determined yet, and rescue teams have been sent to the scene.
It added, most of the injuries had been sustained due to overcrowding and people’s panicking.
On Jan 3, 2020, the U.S. military assassinated Soleimani in a drone strike near the Baghdad International Airport.– NNN-IRNA
