35 killed in stampede at funeral for slain general, Iran state TV says

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Source: cnbc

A stampede erupted Tuesday at a funeral procession for a top Iranian general killed in a U.S. airstrike last week, killing 35 people and injuring 48 others, state television reported. According to the report, the stampede took place in Kerman, the hometown of Revolutionary Guard Gen. Qassem Soleimani, as the procession got underway. Initial videos posted online showed people lying lifeless on a road, others shouting and trying to give help them.

Iranian state TV gave the casualty toll in its online report, without saying where it obtained the information. Pirhossein Koulivand, the head of Iran’s emergency medical services, earlier spoke by telephone to state TV and confirmed the stampede took place.

“Unfortunately as a result of the stampede, some of our compatriots have been injured and some have been killed during the funeral processions,” he said. A procession in Tehran on Monday drew over 1 million people in the Iranian capital, crowding both main thoroughfares and side streets in Tehran.

The leader of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard threatened on Tuesday to “set ablaze” places supported by the United States over the killing of a top Iranian general in a U.S. airstrike last week, sparking cries from the crowd of supporters of “Death to Israel!”



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[nitpicker]

1. Link to DW

https://www.dw.com/en/soleimani-burial-postponed-after-deadly-stampede/a-51909146

Soleimani burial postponed after deadly stampede

[Doodley]

2. This action by Trump is a national tragedy.

[muriel_volestrangler]

3. many more injured

The death toll in the crush at Suleimani’s burial has risen to 40, according to the state-backed Fars News agency.

Fars cited Iran’s head of emergency services, Pirhossein Kolivand, for the revised figure. It also said 213 people were injured in the incident.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2020/jan/07/iran-qassem-suleimani-funeral-stampede-updates-iraq?page=with:block-5e1472b48f087e8308e69fff#block-5e1472b48f087e8308e69fff

Emergency officials told state TV that 32 people had been killed and 190 injured, revising down initial figures of 40 dead and 213 injured. A video purportedly from the scene showed a number of mourners lying prostrate on the floor with others rubbing their chests or administering CPR. Some of those on the ground had their faces covered with jackets or scarves.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jan/07/qassem-suleimani-burial-iran-general-home-town

[dalton99a]

6. The death toll is now 40, with 213 injured

Only eight people died during Ayatollah Khomeini's funeral

[Devil Child]

7. Soleimani truly is a killer

Even from beyond the grave he's dropping people left and right...

[JudyM]

8. Of course, "death to Israel."

[jeffreyi]

9. BBC says 50