73 Killed, 170 Injured in Twin Blasts Near Slain Iran Military Commander's Grave

At least 73 people were killed and around 170 injured after twin blasts occurred near the burial site of slain military commander Qasem Soleimani in Iran's Kerman city, state media reported. The first blast rocked the site around 700 metres away from Soleimani’s grave while the second took place around a kilometre away, according to the IRNA news agency.

The Deputy Governor for Politics and Security said that it was unclear whether the “incident was caused by a gas explosion or a terrorist attack". Visuals circulating on social media showed dozens of people running in panic after the blasts. Soleimani was killed by an airstrike ordered by former United States President Donald Trump in Baghdad in January 2020.

One of Iran's most influential officials, Soleimani served as the chief of the country's elite Revolutionary Guards’ Quds Force – which has been deemed as a terrorist organisation by the US. ( At The Quint, we are answerable only to our audience. Play an active role in shaping our journalism by becoming a membe r .

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