Authorities delay burial of Gen. Qasem Soleimani in his hometown of Kerman; Soleimani was killed in a drone strike ordered by President Donald Trump.
Iranian state TV reported Tuesday that at least 32 people were killed and 190 injured in a stampede that erupted at a funeral procession for the nation's slain Gen. Qasem Soleimani in his hometown of Kerman, in southeastern Iran.A procession in Tehran on Monday drew over 1 million people in Iran's capital, crowding main thoroughfares and side streets. Emergency services in Kerman blamed high levels of congestion and overcrowding for the tragedy.
Soleimani's killing has reignited fears Tehran and Washington could be on the brink of a military confrontation. Both sides say they want to avoid war. However, Iran has pledged revenge for the death of one its most revered commanders. It has indicated this could take the form of a military reprisal targeting U.S. forces. Soleimani headed the Quds Force, an elite wing of the Islamic Republic's Revolutionary Guards Corps.
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