Iran: Two terrorist attacks in Kerman during tributes to General Qasem Soleimani
Iran's Emergency Organization reported on Wednesday that at least 108 people were killed and 211 injured as a result of two explosions in the city of Kerman during tributes to General Soleimani. teleSUR
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00:00 In Iran, two explosions occurred on Wednesday, one on a road and another one outside a mosque
00:04 near the cemetery where General Qasem Soleimani is buried in the city of Karam, leaving dozens
00:09 dead and others wounded.
00:11 The emergency ministries estimated that so far 108 people were killed and another 180
00:17 were injured in the explosions, as report the Iran agencies.
00:22 The first explosion occurred 700 meters from Soleimani's tomb and the second one a kilometer
00:27 from the shrine.
00:29 People have already been evacuated from the site and law enforcement officials are working
00:33 to determine the cause of the detonations.
00:35 Meanwhile, local authorities have reported that these were terrorist attacks.
00:39 A source familiar with the matter also revealed to the media that initial investigations show
00:44 that there were two bombs and the roads where the explosions took place and the terrorists
00:50 detonated them by remote control.
00:52 According to the agency, contrary to other rumors, this attack was not a suicide bombing.