Very high voltage Iranwhere, according to two reports, at least 103 people died and another 170 were injured Explosions occurred near the grave where the general rests Qassem Soleimani, of which today marks the fourth anniversary of death: It was actually January 3, 2020, when the head of the armed forces Qods A member of Iran's Revolutionary Guard was killed in an American raid near Iran's international airport Baghdad in Iraq.
But the budget would increase. Other news agencies speak of 103 victims. Hundreds of people gathered today at the cemetery in Kerman, central Iran, to remember the general. There would be some victims shattered death in panic after the explosions.
According to state television IRIB, the explosions occurred during a ceremony commemorating Soleimani and were the result of a “Terrorist attack“, said the deputy governor of the town.
“The terrorists behind the Kerman Cemetery explosion are mercenaries of arrogant powers (Iran's term for the United States and its allies) and their will certainly punished“said the head of the Iranian judiciary, Gholamhossein Ejei, quoted by the Irna agency. “After failing to secure the country through various conspiracies, the terrorists sought revenge on the Iranian people. “They feel a deep hatred towards the resistance movement and General Soleimani,” he added.
“These brutal terrorists and by evil heart and their murderous rulers should know that even because of these evil moves, Iran will never stop supporting its sacred causes,” he stressed Heyinstructing security, intelligence and police forces to immediately and thoroughly investigate the matter and arrest the perpetrators of the incident.
Initially, some Iranian media spread the version that it was an explosion Gas cylinder. According to the Iranian news agency Tasnim, the explosions were caused by two people Pocket bombs which were at the entrance to the cemetery; Whoever triggered it would have activated it To distance with a remote control. However, the news has not yet found independent confirmation.
According to the Iranian news agency IRNA, the first incident occurred at approx 700 meters from the gravethe second instead 1 kilometer from the grave, outside the Pilgrimage route and checkpoints. According to the mayor of Kerman, said Shearbaf, The two explosions occurred 10 minutes apart.
News of the events in Iran spread quickly around the world at a very sensitive time for the Middle East region. “We are deeply saddened by the cruel terrorist attacks in the Iranian province of Kerman,” the Turkish president continued Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, He added: “May God have mercy on those who lost their lives in the attacks and I wish those injured a speedy recovery.”