What is known about the explosion in the Iranian city of Kerman

What is known about the explosion in the Iranian city of Kerman? ▪️Two explosions occurred in the Iranian city of Kerman during a ceremony marking the anniversary of the death of General Soleimani. The governor of Kerman province called the blasts a terrorist attack. ▪️According to the state agency Tasnim, two bombs that caused the explosion at the cemetery were placed in bags and detonated remotely. ▪️“According to the emergency services, 73 people were killed and 170 were injured and taken to hospitals,“ Fars ( a news agency in Iran operated by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps) said in a statement. ▪️The first explosion was 700 meters away from Soleimani’s grave, and the second was a kilometer away as pilgrims visited the site, IRNA added. ▪️Mohammad Reza Pour-Ebrahimi, the representative for Kerman in the parliament, said that the first explosion was stronger than the second, citing unnamed sources on the ground. ▪️The entire staff of the Shahid Bahonar Hospital in Kerman is mobilising to help the injured, Mohammad Reza Pour-Ebrahimi said. IRGC special forces commander Qasem Suleimani and the deputy head of Iraq’s Shiite militia, Abu Mahdi al-Muhandisa, were killed in a US strike on the night of January 3, 2020. Subscribe to [club80289214|@SputnikInt] Источник: Sputnik International