DUBAI, Jan 3 (Reuters) – Two explosions injured several people on Wednesday near the cemetery in Kerman, southeastern Iran, where a ceremony in memory of former Al Quds Force chief Qassem Suleimani was taking place , killed on January 3, 2020 by an American strike at Baghdad airport, reports Iranian public television.
The semi-official Nournews agency said several gas canisters had exploded on the road leading to the cemetery. “The relevant authorities are monitoring the situation,” she added.
The SNN news agency said ambulances were heading to the cemetery, where several hundred Iranians had gathered to attend the commemoration. (Written by Parisa Hafezi, Jean-Stéphane Brosse for the French version)
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