Former Iranian General Soleimani was killed in a US drone attack on Baghdad airport on January 3, 2020. Soleimani was a powerful personality in Iran. He was considered the second most powerful person after Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
Two serial explosions took place on Wednesday near the grave of former General Qasim Sulemani in Iran. The death toll in these blasts has increased to 103 while 170 people are said to be injured. These blasts were carried out targeting a function being held on the fourth death anniversary of Soleimani.
Iran’s state television has termed these explosions as terrorist attacks. It is being said that these blasts took place at a time when Iran’s ally and Hamas’ number two commander Saleh al-Arouri was killed in a Beirut drone attack.
The blasts in Iran took place near the Saheb al-Zaman Mosque in Kerman city, where Soleimani’s tomb is located and a large number of people had gathered on the fourth anniversary of his death. The first explosion took place near the grave of former Iranian Army General Soleimani in Kerman city of Iran. After that there was a second explosion.
Terrorist attack, bomb and remote control
The Deputy Governor of Kerman has termed these blasts as a terrorist attack. Iran’s government news agency Tasnim quoted sources as saying that there were bombs in two bags at the scene, which exploded. It seems that these bombs were detonated with the help of remote control.
Kerman Mayor Saeed Tabriji says that these bomb blasts occurred at an interval of 10 minutes. The stampede of the crowd after the explosion can be seen in the online footage of the incident.
Stampede after the blasts
After these explosions there was a stampede on the spot. At present a large number of ambulances are at the spot. It is being said that many people were injured due to the stampede. The injured have been taken to the hospital for treatment.
It is being said in many reports that several gas containers have exploded on the road leading to the cemetery. But the local official has not given any confirmation yet. It is not yet clear whether the explosion was caused by the gas cylinder or something else. This incident is also being considered as a terrorist attack.
blame on israel
Hussein Jalali, Iranian MP from Kerman province, said that Israel is definitely responsible for this double explosion. So far, 103 people have died while 170 people have been injured in these explosions at Soleimani’s tomb.
How did the former general die?
Former General Soleimani was killed in a US drone attack on Baghdad airport on January 3, 2020. Soleimani was a powerful personality in Iran. He was considered the second most powerful person in the country after Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
He was the commander of Quds Force, the foreign operations branch of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards. He was associated with Iran’s intelligence missions. He also guided Hamas and Hezbollah as well as many allied governments and armed groups. They also provided them weapons and other necessary assistance. In 2020, Trump described Suleimani’s death as the biggest victory and even called him the world’s number one terrorist.