ISIS claimed responsibility for the attack near a cemetery in Kerman, Iran, where a ceremony was being held in honor of General Qassem Soleimani, who was killed in a US drone attack in 2020. Information provided by Reuters.
The twin blasts killed 84 people and injured 284, some seriously, officials said, meaning the overall death toll could rise.
In a statement released through the Telegram social media channels, ISIS said two of its members “went to a large gathering” of people near Soleimani’s grave in Kerman and “detonated their explosive belts.”
Iran declared a day of national mourning this Thursday.
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