Iran said Wednesday that 95 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 General Qassem Soleimani, the one-time head of the Revolutionary Guard’s elite Quds Force.
Initially, Iran said 103 people were killed in the two blasts. Later, officials said some names had been counted twice and lowered the death toll.
The explosions occurred in Kerman, about 820 kilometers southeast of the…
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