Islamic State claims responsibility for deadly Iran attack, Tehran vows revenge
Posted on AllSides January 4th, 2024
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WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS
Islamic State claimed responsibility on Thursday for two explosions in Iran that killed nearly 100 people and wounded scores at a memorial for top commander Qassem Soleimani who was killed in Iraq in 2020 by a U.S. drone.
In a statement posted on its affiliate Telegram channels, the militant Sunni Muslim group said two IS members had detonated their explosive belts in the crowd which had gathered at the cemetery in the southeastern Iranian city of Kerman on Wednesday for the anniversary of Soleimani's death.
Tehran earlier blamed the explosions...