Iranian people attending a funeral procession and burial for Iranian Major-General Qassem Soleimani, head of the elite Quds Force, who was killed in an air strike at Baghdad airport, at his hometown in Kerman, Iran, on Tuesday (Jan 7). More than 50 people were crushed to death at the funeral due to an unforeseen stampede. - Reuters
KERMAN (Iran): More than 50 people were crushed to death on Tuesday (Jan 7) at the funeral of an Iranian general in the southeastern city of Kerman, Iranian media reported, citing a morgue count.
The tragedy left 212 people injured, a small number of whom were in a serious condition, semi-official news agency ISNA added, citing Kerman's emergency services chief Mohammad Saberi.
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