Officials confirm two explosions at ceremony marking fourth anniversary of killing of Qassem Suleimani

Two explosions have killed as many as 73 people and injured scores more at a memorial ceremony in Iran marking the fourth anniversary of the US killing of Qassem Suleimani, the head of Iran’s Quds Force and one of the most powerful men in the Middle East.

Initial eyewitness reports spoke of two explosions 10 minutes apart in the south central city of Kerman.

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