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Will accused Israel already U.S of the double explosion that left at least 95 people dead in the south of the country, where a crowd was celebrating the fourth anniversary of the general’s death Qassem Soleimani.
The explosions occurred at full tension in Middle East and the day after number two Hamas died in an attack on Beirutthat the Lebanese authorities attributed Israel.
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The explosions, which occurred about 15 minutes apart, occurred near the Saheb al Zaman Mosquewhere Soleimani’s tomb is located, in the city of Kerman. No one has claimed responsibility for the attack at this time.
“Washington says U.S and Israel had nothing to do with the terrorist attack in Kerman, Will. In truth? (…) Do not fool yourself. Responsibility for this crime lies with the American and Zionist regimes, and terrorism is just a tool” he declared Mohammad Jamshidiadviser to the Iranian president Ebrahim Raisi.
The United States has denied that Israel or itself was involved.”in no way”, and a senior official stated that “It looks like a terrorist attack, the kind of thing ISIS (the group Islamic state) did in the past”.
Israel, Iran’s declared enemy, has not commented on the attack. “We are focused on the fight against Hamas“declared the army spokesman, Daniel Hagari.
The official IRNA news agency said 103 people were killed and state television said 211 people were injured and some of them were in critical condition.
Later, the Minister of Health, Bahram Eynollahirevised the number and stated that “The exact number of deaths in the terrorist attack is 95″.
According to IRNA, the first explosion occurred 700 meters from the grave of Soleimani, who died at the age of 62 in an attack in 2020 with a North American drone outside the airport. Baghdad (Iraq), and the second one kilometer away.
Images posted online showed the crowd trying to flee the scene as security personnel cordoned off the area.
Iranian news agency Tasnim stated that “two bags with bombs exploded”. “The perpetrators (…) apparently detonated the bombs by remote control” he added.
“Hard response”
“We were walking towards the cemetery when suddenly a vehicle stopped behind us and a trash can containing a bomb exploded.“, declared a witness to the ISNA agency.
The Islamic Republic declared a day of national mourning on Thursday and President Raisi, who canceled a planned trip on Thursday to Türkiye According to state media, he condemned this attack “hateful”.
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Iran’s supreme leader, the Ayatollah Ali Khameneipromised on Wednesday a “harsh answer” to the “evil enemies and criminals of the nation”.
At dusk, the crowd returned to the site shouting: “Death to Israel!” It is “Death to the United States!”.
“We condemn today’s bitter terrorist attack (…) I hope that the perpetrators of the crime are identified and punished for their actions“, declared Soleimani’s daughter, Zeinab.
In a statement, the Venezuelan government, an important ally of Iran in the region, condemned “in the strongest terms”the attack and asked that“those responsible for such repudiated acts are punished”.
The Russian President, Vladimir Putincondemned an attack “scandalous for its cruelty and cynicism”. Iraq called it an act “terrorist” like the European Unionwho expressed “your solidarity with the Iranian people”.
The UN Secretary-General, António Guterresalso condemned “firmly”The double explosion.
Hamasally of Iran, denounced the “criminal attack”, while the Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed its “solidarity with Iran in this painful event”.
“Terrorist” conspiracies
Iran has long waged a parallel war of assassinations and sabotage with its enemy Israel, in addition to fighting various jihadist and armed groups.
In September, the Fars news agency reported that a “operational“main affiliate of the Islamic State group, responsible for execution”terrorist operations”in Iran, he was detained in Kerman.
In July, Iranian intelligence services stated that they had dismantled a network they said was “linked to Israel’s spy organization“and what he planned”terrorist operations” throughout Iran, including “an explosion in the tomb”from Soleimani, according to Irna.
General Soleimani, head of the Revolutionary Guard Quds Forces -Iran’s ideological army- was in charge of Iranian foreign operations, especially in Middle East.
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Soleimani was one of the country’s most popular personalities and was considered a hero for his role in defeating the Islamic State group in Iraq and Syria. Syria.
The United States and its allies long considered it their sworn enemy.
After his death in 2020, Ayatollah Khamenei, who often referred to him as “living martyr”, declared three days of national mourning.
Source: Elcomercio
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