Stampede Kills at Least 35 Mourners at Soleimani Burial

in iran •  5 years ago 


It's being reported that at least 35 people have been killed in a stampede at the burial of a top commander Qasem Soleimani killed in a US drone strike, Iranian media report.

The deaths have led to the postponement of Qasem Soleimani's burial. A new time will be announced later, officials say.

Qasem Soleimani was one of Irans leading generals and was killed in an airstrike ordered by Donald Trump last weekend, the killing has sparked a huge fallout between the US Iran and the US resulting in numerous threats from both sides.



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