KERMAN, IRAN. (THECOUNT) — At least 40 people have died in a stampede that erupted at a funeral procession for Iranian general, Qassem Soleimani on Tuesday.
A funeral procession for Soleimani, who was killed at 62 in a U.S. airstrike last week, killed at least 40 people and injured 200 others, state television reported. It is unclear what prompted the panic.
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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, reports WPTV.
Iranian state TV gave the casualty toll in its online report, without saying where it obtained the information.
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Stampede kills 40 mourners at funeral of Qassem Soleimani and leaves more than 200 injured after huge crowds gathered in his home town ahead of his burial #Iran pic.twitter.com/MViX8cnv57
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Pirhossein Koulivand, the head of Iran’s emergency medical services, earlier spoke by telephone to state TV and confirmed the stampede took place.
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Geo quick facts: Kerman, also known as Carmania, is the capital city of Kerman Province, Iran. At the 2011 census, its population was 821,394, in 221,389 households, making it the 10th most populous city of Iran. It is the largest and most developed city in Kerman Province and the most important city in the southeast of Iran – Wikipedia.