AhlulBayt News Agency

source : Iran Press
Wednesday

3 January 2024

4:19:07 PM
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Iran declares tomorrow public mourning over Kerman terrorist attacks

In a statement, the Iranian government declared tomorrow a day of mourning following twin blasts that killed at least 103 people near the grave of martyr Qasem Soleimani in Kerman.

AhlulBayt News Agency: In a statement, the Iranian government declared tomorrow a day of mourning following twin blasts that killed at least 103 people near the grave of martyr Qasem Soleimani in Kerman.

In a statement, the Iranian government said that Iran will observe Thursday as public mourning across the country over the martyrdom of tens of Iranian civilians.

Two blasts went off among the crowd gathered in the southern city of Kerman at the 4th anniversary of martyr Qasem Soleimani on Wednesday afternoon, Two terrorist blasts in Iran’s southeastern city of Kerman have left 103 people dead and 211 more injured, According to Kerman Province Emergency Organization.

Up to 17:40 local time, according to the head of Kerman's emergency service, the explosions left 103 people dead and at least 211 more injured in two explosions at the 4th anniversary of former Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Lt. Gen. Qasem Soleimani in the Iranian city of Kerman.

Medical services said the death toll is expected to rise as ambulances were taking the wounded to hospitals, with Babak Yektaparast, deputy head of Iran's Emergency Organization, saying that some of the injured are in critical condition.


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