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103 killed in blasts at gravesite of Iranian general killed in 2020 US drone strike

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People gather near a body lying on the ground at the scene of explosions during a ceremony held to mark the death of late Iranian General Qassem Soleimani, in Kerman, Iran, Jan. 3, 2024.[Reuters]

Iran said Wednesday that 103 people were killed and dozens more wounded in explosions that rocked a memorial for a prominent Iranian general killed in a 2020 U.S. drone strike.

One Iranian official called the blasts a "terroristic" attack that occurred near the grave site of Gen. Qassem Soleimani, the one-time head of the Revolutionary Guard's elite Quds Force.

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