Senior Iranian commander Lieutenant General Qassem Soleimani, who was assassinated by the US in Iraq, has been laid to rest in his hometown Kerman, shortly after Iran’s Armed Forces launched retaliatory missile strikes on American bases in Iraq.
AhlulBayt News Agency (ABNA): Millions of mourners thronged the streets in Iran’s southeastern city of Kerman, the hometown of Lieutenant General Qassem Soleimani, to attend a final funeral for the top defense strategist, who was assassinated by the US military during a visit to neighboring Iraq.
The latest death toll of a stampede in Iran’s southern city of Kerman during the funeral of revered commander Lt. General Qassem Soleimani reached 40, the head of the emergency medical services announced.
An unspecified number of people were killed or injured on Tuesday at a funeral procession of Iran’s revered commander, Lt. General Qassem Soleimani in the southern city of Kerman, a local health official said.
