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Terrorist attack in Kerman, Iran martyrs toll surpassed 200

  • By Al Mayadeen English
  • Source: Agencies
  • 3 Jan 2024 19:18
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Iran declared Thursday a day of national mourning over the victims of the Kerman terrorist bombing.

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  • Photo from the early moments the terrorist attack occurred in Kerman, Iran (Social Media)
    Photo from the early moments of the terrorist attack that occurred in Kerman, Iran (Social Media)

According to Al Mayadeen's correspondent in Iran, The martyrs' toll from the terrorist attack that hit Kerman in Iran has now reached 211.

Iran declared Thursday a day of national mourning over the victims of the Kerman terrorist bombing.

Commenting on the terrorist attack, Iranian Interior Minister Ahmed Vahidi said that the response to this "cowardly act will be decisive." Minister Vahidi said that the second bombing occurred as citizens were gathering to rescue the victims of the first bombing. 

Vahidi said that the killing of children and women was a response to the slap the terrorists had received from the Axis of Resistance.

Putin, Erdogan offer condolences, denounce the crime

Russian President Vladimir Putin has expressed his condolences to the Iranian leadership over the terror attack that took place in Kerman on Wednesday.

Putin called the killing of civilians "cruelty and cynicism" and condemned terror in all its forms.

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The Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan also extended his sympathies to Iran's administration and people and described the attack as heinous. 

In the Iranian city of Kerman, it was reported that hundreds of people have been killed and wounded, according to reports, in an explosion that rocked the city as Iranians flooded the streets marching toward the cemetery where Martyred Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, General Qassem Soleimani was laid to rest on the 4th anniversary of his martyrdom.

Footage shows the moment the explosion happened outside #Kerman’s Martyrs Cemetery during the commemoration of the martyrdom of Martyrs Soleimani and Al-Muhandis.#Iran pic.twitter.com/XcK5Lt9sSy

— Al Mayadeen English (@MayadeenEnglish) January 3, 2024

Two explosions took place on two different roads leading up to the cemetery, 10 minutes apart, according to the governor of Kerman.

According to our correspondent, the first explosion targeted people commemorating the fourth anniversary of martyr Soleimani's martyrdom, while the second targeted security forces organizing the processions.

Thousands from around Iran had converged to Kerman today to commemorate the martyrdom anniversary of General Qassem Soleimani, who was assassinated in a US strike in Baghdad on January 3, 2020, along with the deputy chief of Iraq's Popular Mobilization Forces, Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis.

BREAKING: 2 BAGS WITH REMOTE BOMBS EXPLODE IN IRAN

Kerman's Assistant Governor:

"”Explosions near Qassem Soleimani's shrine in Iran were terrorist acts.” pic.twitter.com/J2ucqT3O6N

— Sulaiman Ahmed (@ShaykhSulaiman) January 3, 2024

Paying homage to the memory of the late IRGC commander General Qassem Soleimani thousands of  Iranians converged on the southeastern province of Kerman to express their respect and reverence for his efforts in defeating terrorism in the region. 

Kerman, General Soleimani's hometown and the place where he was laid to rest, was abound with admirers of the martyr from different paths of life on his fourth martyrdom anniversary. 

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