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Qasem Soleimani: Stampede kills 50 mourners at burial in Iran

Qasem Soleimani: Stampede kills 50 mourners at burial in Iran

Fifty people have been killed and more than 200 injured in a stampede as Iranians gathered for the burial of a leading commander killed in a US drone strike.

The BBC reports, the deaths in Qasem Soleimani's hometown of Kerman led to his interment being delayed.

Millions are already estimated to have packed the streets for a series of funeral processions in Iran.

Soleimani's killing has raised fears of a conflict between the US and Iran.

The head of the Quds force was tasked with defending and projecting Iranian interests abroad, and was hailed as a hero in his home country.

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