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    More than 100 dead in blasts at memorial for assassinated Iran general

    by Chris Stevenson and Tom Watling Jan 03, 2024 4 minutes
    Source: MEHR NEWS/AFP via Getty Images

    More than 100 people have killed and another 200 injured in two explosions near the tomb of Iran's former top commander – who was assassinated in a US drone strike in 2020.

    The blasts occurred near the cemetery where a ceremony was held to mark the anniversary of the killing of Suleimani. Iranian state television reported a first and then a second explosion during an anniversary event at the cemetery where Suleimani is buried in the southeastern city of Kerman. about 500 miles from Tehran. Ahmad Vahidi, the interior minister, told state television that the first bomb detonated around 3pm local time, with the other going off some 20

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