Article 6HJD6 Over 100 people dead after two explosions hit Qassem Suleimani memorial in Iran – video report

Over 100 people dead after two explosions hit Qassem Suleimani memorial in Iran – video report

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Two explosions have killed at least 103 people and injured scores more at a memorial ceremony in Iran marking the fourth anniversary of the killing of Qassem Suleimani, head of Iran's Quds Force and one of the most powerful men in the Middle East. A senior official called the blasts a 'terroristic' attack, without saying who could be behind them. Eyewitnesses spoke of two explosions 10 minutes apart in the central southern city of Kerman, while some said they heard four. Suleimani was killed in a US drone strike in Baghdad in 2020 and was seen as the leader directing Iranian proxy forces in Iraq and Syria

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