The Daily Populous Thursday January 4th, 2024 morning edition
Authored by wsj.com and submitted by Aobaob

Deadly explosions took place near a cemetery in Iran, where a ceremony was being held to mark the death of Maj. Gen. Qassem Soleimani in 2020, according to state media. Photo: Majid Asgaripour/WANA News Agency/Reuters

At least 95 people were killed in explosions in Iran near a public ceremony commemorating the death of a senior Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps officer killed in 2020 by an American airstrike, the country’s state media reported. Iranian officials said the blasts were the work of terrorists.

Some 211 others were wounded by the blasts, which took place as crowds gathered near the tomb of Maj. Gen. Qassem Soleimani , according to Iran’s government-run Islamic Republic News Agency. Iran said it was investigating the cause of the explosions. Officials revised the death toll down after reporting earlier in the day that 103 people had been killed in the blasts.