Unprecedented attack in Iran: What is known so far about the Kerman massacre | International

What happened?

Some 84 people were killed — including six children — and 220 injured in an attack in Iran on Wednesday, January 3. Two explosions occurred near a cemetery in the city of Kerman, located 820 kilometers (510 miles) southeast of Tehran. A ceremony was being held there to commemorate the fourth anniversary of the assassination of Qassem Soleimani, one of the most charismatic figures in the country’s recent history, who was killed in 2020 in a U.S. drone strike. Witness accounts reveal that both explosions happened within 10 minutes of each other. The first occurred 700…