From the Liveblog of
Thursday, January 4, 2024
Iran revises death toll from explosions near Soleimani’s grave down to 84
Two bombs exploded and killed at least 84 people at a commemoration for a prominent Iranian general slain by the US in a 2020 drone strike, Iranian officials say, revising the death toll down again following updates.
An earlier death toll of 103 was twice revised lower after officials realized that some names had been repeated on a list of victims and due to the severity of wounds suffered by some of the dead, health authorities say. Many of the wounded were in critical condition, however, so the death toll could rise.
The explosions struck minutes apart yesterday, shaking the city of Kerman, at the grave of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps General Qassem Soleimani. The second blast sprayed shrapnel into a screaming crowd fleeing the first explosion.
