Stampede in Iran During Soleimani's Funeral Kills at Least 56
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Stampede in Iran During
Soleimani's Funeral Kills at Least 56.
The stampede occurred
during the funeral procession
for Maj. Gen. Qassem Soleimani
in his hometown Kerman. .
Iranian state TV also
reported at least 213 injuries
as a result of the stampede.
More than a million
people attended a similar
procession on Monday in
Tehran, the Iranian capital.
Soleimani was killed in a
U.S. drone strike as his convoy
was leaving the Baghdad airport in Iraq.
The U.S. considered Soleimani
a terrorist and war criminal. His
death has rapidly increased
tensions between the U.S. and Iran.
The Iranian parliament
approved a bill that designated
the U.S. Pentagon and military
as terrorist organizations.
According to a HuffPost-YouGov
survey, 43% of Americans approve
of Trump's decision on the
airstrike that killed Soleimani
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