Daily Mail: Stampede kills 50 mourners at funeral of Qassem Soleimani and leaves more than 200 injured after huge crowds gathered in his home town
* Thousands of mourners converged on Qassem Soleimani's hometown of Kerman where he was to be buried
* State media said 50 people had been killed and 213 injured after a stampede broke out during the procession
* Revolutionary guards chief Hossein Salami told the crowds that Iran would 'set ablaze' places linked to the US
* Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei called for a direct retaliation rather than relying on Iranian proxies
* US officials said they are anticipating a 'major' attack of some type within the next day or two
More than 50 mourners have been killed and more than 200 injured after a stampede broke out on the final day of Qassem Soleimani's funeral in Iran today.
Iran's farewell to the general descended into chaos after thousands of people thronged to his home town of Kerman, where he is being buried on the third day of his funeral.
With a sea of mourners clamouring to see Soleimani's coffin, state media said the overcrowding had caused a stampede which left 56 people dead and 213 injured.
Footage which circulated online appeared to show emergency workers desperately trying to rescue mourners who had been thrown to the ground and badly hurt during the crush.
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Stampede kills 56 at funeral for Iranian general slain by US -- AP
At least 56 killed in crush at general's funeral, as Iran vows revenge on U.S. -- Reuters
Iran stampede 'kills dozens' as huge crowds attend funeral for slain general -- France 24
Qasem Soleimani: Stampede kills 50 mourners at burial in Iran -- BBC
Iranian general Qassem Soleimani's funeral leads to deadly stampede with dozens dead -- ABC News Online
Iran: Soleimani burial postponed after deadly stampede -- DW
Soleimani funeral stampede in Iran leaves at least 56 dead, state TV reports -- FOX News
At least 50 dead in stampede during funeral for Iranian general -- UPI
Dozens killed in stampede at Soleimani's funeral: Iran state TV -- Al Jazeera
Burial of slain Iranian general Soleimani delayed due to huge crowds, STAMPEDE kills 50 – state media -- RT
1 comment:
oh, the irony of it all -- even in death, he continues to harm his people
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