Over 100 Confirmed Killed by Multiple Terrorist Explosions During Parade

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At least 103 people were killed and dozens more wounded by two explosions in quick succession on the fourth anniversary of the death of Iranian general Qasem Soleimani.

The bombs detonated near Soleimani’s tomb in the Kerman Martyrs Cemetary near the Saheb al-Zaman mosque in the southern city of Kerman, according to the BBC.

State broadcaster Irib quoted Kerman’s deputy governor as saying the deaths were the result of a “terrorist attack,” though it was unknown who was behind the bombing and no group had yet claimed responsibility.

Possible suspects included the Islamic State group, Arab separatists, and “other Sunni jihadist groups,” all of whom have claimed in recent years to have successfully killed security forces in the Shia-majority state.

The BBC cited video footage of “hundreds of people” gathered, apparently to mark the anniversary of the death of Soleimani, who had been considered the second-most powerful man in Iran prior to his death in a U.S. drone strike in 2020 under President Donald Trump.

“The blasts were caused by terrorist attacks,” Iranian media quoted a local official as saying, according to Fox News. “Several gas canisters exploded on the road leading to the cemetery.”

Fox reported that “up to 141” people had been injured, in addition to 103 confirmed fatalities.

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