40 Killed, 213 Injured In Stampede At Funeral For Slain Iranian General Qassem Soleimani
Dozens have been killed and hundreds have been injured following a stampeded during a funeral for the slain Iranian General Qassem Soleimani in his hometown.
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The stampede took place this Tuesday in Kerman, as the procession got underway. Videos posted online showed people lying lifeless on a road while others could be heard screaming while trying to help them. Iranian state TV gave the casualty toll in its online report, citing Pirhossein Koulivand, the head of Iran’s emergency medical services.
Authorities later delayed Soleimani’s burial, citing concerns about the massive crowd that had gathered, the semi-official ISNA news agency said. It did not say when the burial would take place. Even before the deaths, Soleimani’s final funeral procession was an hours-long and deeply emotional event. It was the latest mass outpouring of anger and grief across the country after the airstrike ordered by US President Donald Trump killed Soleimani and others near Baghdad airport in neighboring Iraq.
Since his death, Iranian officials vowed to avenge Soleimani, who was head of the Quds Force, an elite unit of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. He was a hugely influential figure across the Middle East and looked at as a hero to Iranians who had restored national pride.
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