103 Killed in Blasts at Gravesite of Iranian General Killed in 2020 US Drone Strike

Iran said Wednesday that 103 people were killed and dozens more wounded in explosions that rocked a memorial for a prominent Iranian general killed in a 2020 U.S. drone strike.

One Iranian official called the blasts a “terroristic” attack that occurred near the grave site of Gen. Qassem Soleimani, the one-time head of the Revolutionary Guard’s elite Quds Force.

The explosions occurred in Kerman, about 820 kilometers southeast of the capital, Tehran. No group immediately claimed responsibility.

Iran’s Tasnim news agency, quoting what it called informed sources, said “two bags…

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